The PEI office of Home Instead Senior Care had teamed with Murphy’s Pharmacies to provide presents to seniors who may not have received a gift this holiday season. This great program helps to identify those seniors in the community who would most benefit from a visit and a special gift, and provide those names to Home Instead Senior Care, who will then enlist the volunteer help of its staff, senior care business associates, non-profit workers and others in the community to collect, wrap and distribute the gifts to these seniors.

The annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraiser is about having fun while helping kids. The event is located at Murphy's Community Centre and is instrumental in helping the PEI Big Brothers Big Sisters achieve its fundraising goal, and Murphy's Pharmacies is proud to support this fundraiser. Money raised is used to professionally screen and match caring volunteers to children who could use a friend and to support the thirty children currently matched to a Big Brother, Sister, Couple or In-School Mentor

Murphy's Pharmacies are a proud partner of The Canadian Mental Health Association’s 'Golf for Life' Tournament. ‘Golf for Life’ is a charity tournament supporting ‘Signals of Suicide’, a suicide prevention program that’s delivered to all Grade 9 students across PEI. The ‘Signals of Suicide’ program is delivered to over 2000 Grade 9 students each year across PEI. The program outlines the warning signs of suicide and teaches students ways to seek help for themselves and their peers when they are in distress.

For further information about the ‘Golf for Life,’ please contact Tom Stewart at the Canadian Mental Health Association/PEI Division at 902 628-3651, or by visiting their web site.

At Christmas time, Murphy’s Pharmacies provide gifts and support for “forgotten seniors”; those seniors that do not have family or visitors, in various nursing homes on Christmas Day.

The Recognize and React Campaign presented by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of PEI and Murphy's Pharmacies, is an exciting new public awareness campaign in Prince Edward Island will help people Recognize the Signs of Stroke and React by calling 9-1-1 immediately.

Island residents are alerted to watch and listen to these exciting new newspaper ads, posters, envelope-stuffers, and television ads in their communites.

Murphy's Pharmacies are the major sponsor for Heart Month. Also, Murphy's Pharmacies facilitate the Heart to Heart program, a six-week educational program for individuals and families who have heart disease or are at high risk for developing heart disease. This program is offered in conjunction with The Heart and Stroke Foundation. The Heart to Heart program provides you with further information about your heart health, including medications, diet, exercise, stress management and community resources.

In our continuing effort to give back to the community, Murphy's Pharmacies recently purchased the Basilica Recreation Centre in the heart of Charlottetown. Now known as Murphy's Community Centre, everyone at Murphy's Pharmacies is excited about the new services and programs that Murphy’s Community Centre will provide for you and your family. Our vision is to create a community centre not only for Charlottetown, but for all Prince Edward Island families.

Murphy's Community Centre welcomes the opportunity for people to drop by and discuss their needs with staff at any time and participate in any of its ongoing programs. Click here for more information about Murphy's Community Centre services and programs.

"Faithfully serving the needs of the people of Prince Edward Island with the heart and passion for the activities which enrich their day-to-day lives."

The PEI Active Living Alliance promotes physical activity in a variety of settings including homes, schools, communities and workplaces. Murphy's Pharmacies are pleased to work with the Active Living Alliance in achieving their goal of increasing the level of physical activity by 10%, within the province, by 2010. Our mutual goal is to ensure that all people living on Prince Edward Island know and enjoy the benefits of daily physical activity. 

Murphy's Pharmacies, in partnership with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation and EastLink Television, are pleased to provide Islanders with ‘Health Matters’.

For more information on ‘Health Matters’, contact the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation at 902-894-2425 or the Foundation website at www.qehfoundation.pe.ca.

Murphy’s Pharmacies are a co-sponsor of the annual Seniors Christmas Dinner at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel. The Senior’s Christmas Dinner promotes Christmas cheer for approximately 600 seniors each year and involves carol singing, children’s choirs, bingo, and a three course meal with wine.