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Contribute to the Legacy of Independent Pharmacy with a donation to the National Community Pharmacists Foundation Student Business Plan Competition Endowment Fund

In an effort to promote interest in independent community pharmacy ownership, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and the NCPA Foundation established the NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Annual Student Business Plan Competition. The goal of the competition is to motivate pharmacy students to create the blueprint necessary for buying an existing independent community pharmacy or developing a new pharmacy. Named in honor of Neil Pruitt, Sr., and H. Joseph Schutte, two pillars of the independent pharmacy community, the Student Business Plan Competition is the first national contest of its kind in the pharmacy profession.

"This competition helps pharmacy students understand the importance of having a solid business plan," said NCPA Executive Vice President and CEO Bruce Roberts, RPh. "By giving them the chance to develop and test their planning models and receive valuable feedback from pharmacy professionals, we are able to better prepare tomorrow's pharmacy entrepreneurs for the future. In the short time since we began the competition, several competition participants have gone on to successfully implement these plans after graduating from pharmacy school."

	Rob Wenzl, Pharm.D., former participant of the NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Annual Student Business Plan Competition, went onto become owner of Wenzl Drug in Phillipsburg, KS, within only seven months of graduating from the U. of KS. "The competition gave me a much more indepth view of what I was getting into.  It helped me define a business plan and fulfill my life-long dream of owning a pharmacy."

Champions of Independent Pharmacy

Neil Pruitt, Sr., who was killed in a tragic car accident in 2003, served as president of NCPA, then NARD, in 1981-1982 and was a Trustee on the NCPA Foundation. Pruitt grew his company, United Health Services, from a single independent pharmacy in northeast Georgia into a multifaceted health care organization with operations in several southeastern states.

H. Joseph Schutte served as president of NCPA in 1985-1986 and is a Trustee on the NCPA Foundation. His career started with owning his own community pharmacy and eventually he owned six pharmacies in Kentucky that provided services for thousands of patients in long-term care facilities. In 1995, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Entrepreneur of the Year Institute. He is the CEO and founder of Geri-Med, Rx-Med, and IV-Med.

Contribute a cash donation now or a planned charitable gift after your lifetime, such as a bequest through your will.  A planned charitable gift enables you to make a significant contribution that may not be possible during your lifetime and can be individualized to reduce your estate tax liability!  Contact the NCPA Foundation staff to learn about planned charitable giving.  Call (800) 544-7447. 

All donors receive recognition in the NCPA Foundation Annual Report.  In addition, individuals who establish planned gifts automatically become members of the NCPA Foundation's Legacy Society!

Help the NCPA Foundation Reach Its Goal!

$1 million by Year-End 2012

This goal has been established to perpetually underwrite the annual operating expenses of the NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Annual Student Business Plan Competition.

You may contribute to the Pruitt-Schutte Annual Student Business Plan Competition Endowment Fund Campaign by visiting the Make a Donation section of the NCPA Foundation website.

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