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Sneezy, stuffy, itchy? 🤧 Allergy season doesn’t have to slow you down. Stop by and let us help you stock up on the relie...
09/29/2025

Sneezy, stuffy, itchy? 🤧 Allergy season doesn’t have to slow you down. Stop by and let us help you stock up on the relief you need!

Flu shots available. No appointment needed. Let us help you stay healthy!
09/28/2025

Flu shots available. No appointment needed. Let us help you stay healthy!

09/28/2025

In the coal-choked hollows of Mercer County, West Virginia, 1921, nine-year-old Sadie Mullins walked each morning to the one-room Brushfork Schoolhouse with nothing in her pocket but a tin spoon hanging from a string around her neck. The spoon, dulled by years of use yet burnished by her small hands, was not a token of lunch but a fragment of hope in Appalachian coal country, where miners’ children often went without.

Her father, a Pocahontas seam miner, returned home each night weary and underpaid, yet he insisted his daughter attend school—a bold choice in a time when many families saw education as a luxury.

One April morning, during a recitation, a frail classmate collapsed from hunger. The room fell silent. The teacher froze. So did the children. Then Sadie rose. Without fuss, without asking, she carried her spoon to a classmate with a tin of beans and fed the girl—one spoonful at a time.

No words were needed. In that stillness, something broke open. Children who once clutched their meager meals began to share. Within weeks, Brushfork School had a new ritual: lunches pooled together, served potluck-style, where no child sat empty-handed and no spoon lay idle.

By 1934, that quiet act helped shape Mercer County’s earliest school lunch initiative—long before Congress passed federal legislation in 1946. Today, Sadie’s spoon rests in the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston. It bears no name, only the faint fingerprints of a girl who turned instinct into culture.

Her story never filled a newspaper column, but it lives in oral histories, faded photographs, and the programs that followed. It is proof that generosity—especially when wordless—can ripple outward, becoming policy, tradition, and, sometimes, legend.

Don’t let the flu catch you off guard! 🤧 Visit our pharmacy to get vaccinated and stay protected.
09/26/2025

Don’t let the flu catch you off guard! 🤧 Visit our pharmacy to get vaccinated and stay protected.

09/25/2025

Happy World Pharmacist Day! 🌍🎉 Today, we honor pharmacists everywhere who are committed to maintaining community health. Thank you for trusting us with your care.

Strong immunity starts on your plate! From leafy greens to citrus and fish, these foods fuel your body’s defenses. Pair ...
09/23/2025

Strong immunity starts on your plate! From leafy greens to citrus and fish, these foods fuel your body’s defenses. Pair good nutrition with pharmacy support for complete immune care. 🛡️💊

Your feedback helps us grow! If you’ve had a positive experience with our pharmacy, leave us a review and let us know.⭐
09/17/2025

Your feedback helps us grow! If you’ve had a positive experience with our pharmacy, leave us a review and let us know.⭐

09/12/2025

Feeling tired or weak? 😴 Iron plays a key role in carrying oxygen through your body. Ask our pharmacy team if an iron supplement might be right for you! 💊 https://cle.clinic/3YBOpvH

Myth vs. Fact: Cholesterol Edition 🩺 Talk to your pharmacist about ways to keep your levels in check!💙 https://bit.ly/4o...
09/09/2025

Myth vs. Fact: Cholesterol Edition 🩺
Talk to your pharmacist about ways to keep your levels in check!💙 https://bit.ly/4oMY9hy

This month, we celebrate the strength of recovery and remind our community that recovery is for everyone: every person, ...
09/04/2025

This month, we celebrate the strength of recovery and remind our community that recovery is for everyone: every person, every family, every community. 💙🌱

Happy Labor Day from our family to yours! Thank you to all of the hard-working individuals who keep our community strong...
09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day from our family to yours! Thank you to all of the hard-working individuals who keep our community strong.🌟

As a reminder, we are closed today. See you tomorrow!

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360 Mount Gay Road
Mount Gay, WV

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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