FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Angela Osting
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Angela Osting Corporate Communications [email protected] Media Hotline: 844.945.3321 Thorntons Opens COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic to the Community Kentucky-based employees or residents ages 16 and up are invited to participate in the one-day-only event at Thorntons Store Support on Friday, April 9 (Louisville, KY – April 6, 2021) – Thorntons is partnering with Norton Healthcare to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The clinic is open to community members who are eligible per current state guidelines and as supply is available. Appointments are required for this event and scheduling will close at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, April 8. Individuals meeting eligibility requirements should visit http://bit.ly/NHCThorntons to sign up for an appointment or call Norton Healthcare at (502) 861-4499 for scheduling assistance or for questions about the event. To participate in this community vaccine clinic, individuals must live or work in Kentucky and must present a valid ID and insurance card, if available. A parent or guardian must be present with anyone who is 16 or 17 years of age to consent for the vaccine. Thorntons is located at 2600 James Thornton Way, 40245 (just off Old Henry near the Gene Synder Freeway). • Participants should enter the Thorntons campus from Bush Farm Road and follow traffic patterns for parking and building entrance. • Participations should arrive 10 minutes prior to their schedule appointment times to complete a Temperature Check and Health Assessment before being admitted to the building. • Masks and social distancing are required. • Drivers’ license or government issued ID is required. • Anyone receiving the vaccine will be asked to stay for approximately 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine. Norton Healthcare is administering the Pfizer vaccine at this event. The Pfizer vaccine is a two-dose vaccine and Dose 2 will be administered on April 30. Participations will sign up for Dose 2 as they check- in on April 9. ### About Thorntons LLC Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Thorntons operates more than 200 stores that provide high quality fresh foods, beverages and fuel in six states: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida. The company’s mission is to be people’s favorite place to stop when they are on-the-go and people’s favorite place to work. Thorntons is a vertically integrated company with its own fuel terminal, blending plants, transportation fleet and commissary. Thorntons has a passion for giving back to the communities where Guests and Team Members live and work. Thorntons volunteers make their communities better through community service, humanitarian day events and fundraising projects. Learn more about Thorntons by visiting www.mythorntons.com. Connect with Thorntons on Facebook www.facebook.com/thorntonsllc and Twitter @ThorntonsLLC. .