Kinney Drugs Encourages Customers to Vote in the Annual “Favorite Pharmacist & Employee” Contest

Gouverneur, NY – Kinney Drugs, a 100% employee-owned leading pharmacy chain in New York and Vermont, encourages its customers and pharmacy patients to vote in the company’s annual Favorite Pharmacist and Employee Contest. The contest winners are announced each October to celebrate American Pharmacist Month and ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Month.

This year’s contest – themed Choose Your Champions – runs throughout the month of September. Kinney pharmacy patients and customers are invited to vote for their favorite Pharmacist and/or their favorite employee by either going to their local store or by visiting www.kinneydrugs.com. Each person who votes will be entered to win a $500 Kinney Drugs shopping spree.

Choose your champion here: https://cloud.communications.kinneydrugs.com/favorite-pharmacist-employee-contest. 

In late October, the two individuals who receive the most votes among all 95 Kinney Drugs stores will be named this year’s Favorite Pharmacist and Favorite Employee. They will each be surprised with a visit and presented with a special plaque from the company’s executive team.  In addition, each winner will designate a local charity to receive a $1,000 donation in their honor from Kinney Drugs.

“As an employee-owned company, it’s in our DNA to recognize employees who go above and beyond to meet the needs of our customers and patients,” said John Marraffa, R.Ph., Kinney Drugs President. “And this is one of my favorite things that we do each year, because it’s the customers themselves who help us recognize our exemplary people. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate national ESOP month.”

About Kinney Drugs: Founded in Gouverneur, NY in 1903, today the independent, employee-owned company operates 95 stores in New York and Vermont. Kinney Drugs is part of the KPH Healthcare Services family of companies, a national provider of pharmaceutical and healthcare services with complementary businesses in both the retail and commercial segments of the industry. KPH is comprised of eight divisions: (1) Kinney Drugs, a chain of full-service drug stores located throughout New York and Vermont; (2) Health Direct Institutional Pharmacy Services, which serves long-term care and alternative care needs; (3) ProAct, Inc., a pharmacy benefit management company with sales offices throughout the country and a mail-order pharmacy; (4) Noble Health Services, a specialty pharmacy that dispenses medications used to treat complex and chronic diseases; (5) Kinnect™, an on-site clinical care pharmacy; (6) Aristacare, an infusion therapy pharmacy; (7) HomeLife specialized nursing support for in-home infusion services; and (8) Kinney Homecare, a durable medical equipment company. KPH Healthcare Services is an employee-owned company with approximately 4,500 employees that provides the highest quality pharmacy and healthcare services. Every aspect of KPH’s business is guided by the values of excellence, moral responsibility, and community spirit. Learn more at www.kinneydrugs.com.