FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 27,
2009
Contact: Carolyn Casey
Franchise Owner, Home Instead
Senior Care
830-624-8380
carolyn.casey@homeinstead.com
Home Instead Senior Care's Operation Medicine Cabinet™ Protects Seniors and Our Community
Water Resources by Safely Disposing of Old Medicines
Home Instead Senior
Care, in partnership with the San Marcos Police Department and the City of San
Marcos Public Services Department, has scheduled Operation Medicine CabinetTM for Saturday, May 2nd,
2009 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM to help San Marcos residents safely dispose of
expired or no longer used prescription and over-the-counter medications. The "drive-up and drop-off" event will be
held at the San Marcos Police Department drop-off location located at 2300 S. IH-35.
San Marcos residents or
their family caregivers can simply drive up to the location where officers will
be on hand to oversee the drop-off of medications into secure containers. After
the event all medications will be properly disposed of by the Police
Department. Representatives from the Public Services Department will be on hand
to provide information and answer any questions.
The program addresses
several major community concerns including protecting seniors and others from
accidentally using expired medications and preventing potentially hazardous
chemicals from contaminating our community water resources.
"Operation
Medicine Cabinet™ is a valuable community service that
educates the public on how proper disposal not only protects loved ones from
accidental ingestion, but also helps protect the environment," said Carolyn
Casey, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care agency that serves San Marcos.
"Residents often flush
unwanted medications down the toilet or drain, but the local waste water
treatment system was not designed to remove these types of contaminants from our water resources. In addition, kids, pets and local wildlife can access
medications that are carelessly thrown away in the trash," said Casey.
"The San Marcos
Police Department is excited to partner with Home Instead Senior Care to
bring Operation Medicine Cabinet™ to our community", said San
Marcos Police Commander Terry Nichols. "This is a win-win event for
not only our citizens, but our environment as well," said Nichols.
For
information about Operation Medicine
Cabinet™ contact Pete Goodwin at 830-624-8380 or
San
Marcos Police Commander Terry Nichols at 512-753-2101.
For
more information about the community water resources
log
on to www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/departments/WWW/index.html
For details related to "drive-up and
drop-off" procedures, visit the San Marcos Police Department website at www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/Departments/Police/