PHILADELPHIA, PA— Allegheny West Foundation, (AWF), a 501 C-3 nonprofit organization, is partnering with Patriot Pharmacy on North 22nd Street, to host a 4 hour Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic tomorrow, Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Patriot Pharmacy located at 2951 N. 22nd Street from 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. According to the City of Philadelphia Health Department, zip codes 19132 and 19140 remain areas of the city where the vaccination rates are not as high as they could be, or should be. Ron Hinton, President of Allegheny West Foundation shared, “What better way to observe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday than serving the community? If Dr. King were alive right now, I believe he would have been on the front lines, working and trying to get people vaccinated against Covid, so we can slow down the aggression of this pandemic. I give credit to the owners of Patriot Pharmacy, Shai Fellah and Benjamin Nachum. They approached me about hosting this special Covid-19 vaccination clinic for our community and of course I immediately agreed”.
“Watching the news daily, and monitoring what’s happening with the pandemic, one thing I understand for sure, and that’s that more people still need to be vaccinated and we want to make it as easy for them as possible, Hinton added. North 22nd Street is easily accessible via public transportation. The 33 bus runs on N. 22nd Street. We also have on street metered parking and there’s parking available on side streets. The vaccination shots are free. We just want people to come and get them.”
Shai Fellah, one of the owners of Patriot Pharmacy commented, “We opened our Pharmacy about two years ago on N. 22nd Street and since we’ve been here, its’ been our goal to demonstrate to the community that we are a part of them, and we are here because we want to be here to serve this community. We’ve been offering free Covid test at our location on N. 22nd Street since the test became available and as soon as the Covid-19 immunizations were approved by the Food and Drug Administration, (FDA), we were pleased to be able to offer the vaccinations at our location as well. What makes our Pharmacy special is that we’re not one of those big, well-known “chain” pharmacy stores. We’re small, but efficient, qualified and ready to serve. What makes us stand out, we think, is the fact that we really care about the community where we’re located and we want to give back.”
Philadelphia City Councilwoman Cindy Bass is in support of the One Day Vax Clinic on N. 22nd Street on Dr. King’s birthday. The Councilwoman will have some of her staff on-site at the event, to help welcome area residents and get them signed-in. Allegheny West Foundation also has volunteers who will help keep things moving smoothly on Saturday. The first (75) people who are age 18 and over who get vaccinated will receive a full bag of groceries, compliments of Allegheny West Foundation and Councilwoman Cindy Bass.
People who want to get vaccinated on January 15th are encouraged to call Patriot Pharmacy in advance of January 15th, to RSVP. However, walk-ins will be accepted. The Moderna Covid-19 vaccination is the immunization shot that will be administered.
If you want to pre-register, the number to call to pre-register for the Covid vaccination is 267-800-7087.
Allegheny West Foundation has been in existence since the mid 1970’s. They are largely known for steering economic development projects in the community, working as a liaison between area elected officials and the community, supporting small businesses along the North 22nd Street business corridor and throughout the Allegheny West community, and providing a year-round afterschool program and summer youth jobs program, amongst other services.
