Keyes Drug of Newton, Acton Pharmacy and West Concord Pharmacy Honor Employees for Outstanding Service: Two Honorees Hit 30 Year Milestone

NEWTON – (December 30, 2012) Keyes Drug of Newton, Acton Pharmacy and West Concord Pharmacy recently
honored employees for their long term service and dedication to the pharmacies. Staff members who have served between 10 and 30 years were recognized for
their commitment.

“We’re extremely proud of our employees and would like to honor their commitment to the pharmacies and the many individuals we serve,” said Saad and Raied Dinno,
brothers, and co-owners of the three pharmacies. “We thank them for their exemplary service.”

Ruth Rubenfeld, a pharmacist at Keyes Drug is being honored for 15 years of service.  Fanya Fishel and Karam Hanna, both pharmacy technicians, and Igor Shendarovich, store manager are being honored for 10 years of service.

Diane Briner, a pharmacist and pharmacy manager of the West Concord Pharmacy and Ted Passarello, a sales manager for Acton Pharmacy’s surgical and homeopathic
divisions, are being honored for 30 years of service.

An Arlington resident, Briner began her career as a pharmacist at West Concord Pharmacy in 1982, and has compassionately cared for generations of families
over the years. Briner feels strongly connected to her customers and is grateful for the opportunity to have personal interactions, which help her to clinically assess each individual as a whole person, and ensure that their
medication is best suited to their needs. 

Briner often fulfills multiple roles, including counseling patients on prescriptions and health issues and coordinating care between healthcare providers to make sure prescriptions are authorized and expedited.  Briner attributes her longevity to her wonderful customers, co-workers, and the Dinno family for continuing the pharmacy’s philosophy of care and concern for each customer.

“I love knowing my patients,” said Briner. “As a pharmacist at an independent pharmacy, my interactions with patients have a direct impact on their health and wellness, and it’s an honor to be an important part of their health care
team.”

Ted Passarello, a Pepperell resident began his career filling retail orders over 30 years ago at Acton Pharmacy.  Passarello helped to spearhead the pharmacy’s surgical division, which sells medical supplies to area schools and
businesses. 

Passarello also manages homeopathic sales for the pharmacy, which includes those placed by local customers and by mail order. Passarello enjoys the many relationships he has built over the years, as well as being part of a business that always puts the customer first.

“We’re here to help people,” Passarello said. “We treat our customers like family. If they need something right away – I’ll personally bring it to them.”

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Keyes Drug, Acton Pharmacy and West Concord Pharmacy are independent pharmacies owned by Saad and Raied Dinno.  Each store is a full service pharmacy, offering
prescription items, compounded medications, and other specialty items such as medical supplies, surgical stockings, homeopathic remedies and a full line of vitamins and vaccines.

www.actonpharmacy.com; www.westconcordpharmacy.com; www.keyesdrug.com