de paul – Madison Catholic Herald

MADISON — Sometimes, drive-thru service can be a little impersonal, even cheerless.

This year, Madison-area St. Vincent de Paul Society members took a festive annual event curbside to help make Christmas brighter for hundreds of children from local households in need.

Yearly event

Each December, St. Vincent de Paul Society member groups, known as “conferences,” from Dane County parishes work together as the Society’s District Council of Madison to provide gifts for the children of families the conferences served during the year through a “Little Drummer” event.

On June 20, 2013

Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

St. Vincent de Paul opens pharmacy in Madison

MADISON — For years, people have come to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry on Fish Hatchery Rd. in Madison to get a helping hand to feed themselves and their families.

Now, just one floor below the pantry, people with nowhere else to turn can get assistance with their medications.

Helping those who need it

Since early April, a stand-alone, charitable pharmacy has been serving local low-income clients, who don’t have insurance or any other coverage option.

Clients can use valid prescriptions at the new pharmacy from physicians and other licensed prescribers.