I just got approved by my local Walgreens to do an oral cancer screening! If anyone has one near them, they are very open to this. If you want to organize one, let me know!

Thanks to Davids hard work in his screening at the Gulfports Walgreens, it is catching on!!

We could use your help and support!

THanks!

Yes the Regional Manager that visited our screening and who promised to make it a much bigger event next year, said he was going to talk this up with the other RM's so let's strike while the iron is hot!

David -Susan.

Jamie at the OCF office needs to know what to put together for these screening only events. Obviously there are the banners. Were what we sent you for FL adequate for the event, or should they say anything different? Do you need us to help you with supplies and relationships with Henry Schein and others that can get us the disposables as a donation? Is there a master list of regional offices for Walgreens that we can get our hands on and send out a general letter to all of them showing how this does public good while bringing customers to their stores? Is there a national contact for Walgreens that we could reach out to, to get both their company positive PR through a national press release on a joint effort, and also use it as another vehicle to spread the oral cancer awareness issue in the media? Their partnering with us on a national level means good press and media exposure for them. We do all the work, we write and pay for the releases and the events. What's the down side to them doing this with us?

Could we be reaching out to CVS and others with the idea? Can we locate a survivor or volunteer (RDH?) in each situation to pony up to coordinate the effort with the individual store in their area? Bottom line how does this become something more than a few stores, that will do good in the world, and bring national attention to the disease?

I'll dig up the RM's card and call him and go over your points/questions and see where that leads us.

Brian,

I am actually meeting with the district manager next week to see where we can go with this. I def think we can do something with them on a national level, this is a win win situation.

This could be a signature event for OCF and Walgreens. Lots of good points you brought up, maybe David can find something out as well.

I will discuss this you as well.

Susan

David,

Let me know what you find out and we will compare notes.

Thanks!!

Susan

Great project. I would like to help this if I can. I have seen their mobile screening units here occasionally, so there must be a national level that we can get associated with besides local and regional event involvement.

Hi Malka,

Once I get more information from the dm and David as well, we will keep you posted.

This could be a great thing for OcF and the disease.

Thanks for wanting to help!!

I will be in touch!

Susan