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February 1, 2013
Bartell joins movement to name Wash. ferry after Seattle icon

Bartell Drugs is joining a grassroots effort in Seattle to name 1-of-the-2 newest additions to Washington state's ferry fleet after a famed local personality who died in 1985.

SEATTLE — Bartell Drugs is joining a grassroots effort in Seattle to name one of the two newest additions to Washington state's ferry fleet after a famed local personality who died in 1985.

November 16, 2011
Bartell launches eighth annual toy donation drive

Regional chain Bartell Drugs is working with the Salvation Army to sponsor a toy donation drive, the chain said.

SEATTLE — Regional chain Bartell Drugs is working with the Salvation Army to sponsor a toy donation drive, the chain said.

Starting Monday and lasting through Dec. 11, Bartell's began collecting new, unwrapped toys during its eighth annual Salvation Army "Toy 'N' Joy" drive.

Toys collected at the chain's stores will be distributed to low-income children and youth the week before Christmas through the Salvation Army's "toy warehouses."

August 2, 2011
Bartell launches school supply drive

Bartell Drugs is partnering with manufacturers in its eighth annual school supply donation drive, the retail pharmacy chain said Tuesday.

SEATTLE — Bartell Drugs' is partnering with manufacturers in its eighth annual school supply donation drive, the retail pharmacy chain said Tuesday.

Bartell, which operates 58 stores in Washington state's Puget Sound region — the metropolitan area around Seattle — said it would collect donated school supplies at all of its stores from Friday through Aug. 28. The chain is partnering with suppliers Mead, Avery and Bic to support the drive.

May 25, 2011
Bartell to host third annual Stock the Pantry food drive

Bartell Drugs will kick off its annual food drive at the end of the month, the regional retail pharmacy chain said.

SEATTLE — Bartell Drugs will kick off its annual food drive at the end of the month, the regional retail pharmacy chain said.

Bartell’s will launch the third annual Stock the Pantry food drive on Monday to benefit Northwest Harvest. The drive lasts through June 12 and is designed to replenish food bank, meal program and school food stocks in Washington’s Puget Sound area, the metropolitan area around Seattle.

December 27, 2010
Bartell donates flu vaccines to help community outreach programs through local schools of pharmacy

In an effort to help people in local underserved communities and students in need stay well this flu season, Bartell Drugs will give 4,000 flu vaccines to the University of Washington and Washington State University for use in pharmacy programs at both universities.

SEATTLE — In an effort to help people in local underserved communities and students in need stay well this flu season, Bartell Drugs will give 4,000 flu vaccines to the University of Washington and Washington State University for use in pharmacy programs at both universities. Each school will receive 2,000 doses of the current flu vaccines to support local student pharmacy outreach programs.

August 23, 2010
Bartell to mark 120th anniversary with new store

Regional retail pharmacy chain Bartell Drugs will open its 59th store next month, the company...

January 6, 2010
Bartell to cease filling Medicaid prescriptions at 15 locations

Regional pharmacy chain Bartell Drugs announced that it will stop filling Medicaid prescriptions at 15...