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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPa. pizza shop delivers medicines during cold snap
A western Pennsylvania pizza shop has been delivering prescription medicines and other supplies to ill and elderly residents so they don't have to go outside in the bitter cold.
Tom Wynkoop, owner of Fox's Pizza Den in Ligonier, tells WPXI-TV that he tweeted his offer because his community about 45 miles east of Pittsburgh has a lot of elderly residents.
Wynkoop told those in need to call his cellphone to arrange deliveries of prescription medicines and other products no strings attached. That's right: Folks don't have to order food from Wynkoop's shop to get help.
Wynkoop says his shop has made four deliveries. He says, "You have to be there for your residents."
Tom Wynkoop, owner of Fox's Pizza Den in Ligonier, tells WPXI-TV that he tweeted his offer because his community about 45 miles east of Pittsburgh has a lot of elderly residents.
Wynkoop told those in need to call his cellphone to arrange deliveries of prescription medicines and other products no strings attached. That's right: Folks don't have to order food from Wynkoop's shop to get help.
Wynkoop says his shop has made four deliveries. He says, "You have to be there for your residents."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jan/08/pa-pizza-shop-delivers-medicines-during-cold-snap/
Got to love this guy, he's what we think of when we talk about small business owners who are invested in their communities.
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Pa. pizza shop delivers medicines during cold snap (Original Post)
kiva
Jan 2014
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Glad to see
There are still good people out there.
MineralMan
(146,333 posts)2. Great Idea.
If I lived there, I'd order a pizza tonight from them.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)3. That's a fantastic idea.
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)4. That's really lovely. Good for him. n/t
progressoid
(49,999 posts)6. Cool, but I imagine there are laws about this.
Kingofalldems
(38,487 posts)7. Ligonier is a really nice town.
They have a great festival every year called Ligonier Days. I recommend it highly.
truedelphi
(32,324 posts)8. What a great story. thanks for sharing it. n/t
A pleasant story for the night crew.