Provides low-cost/no cost mammogram screenings.
As part of its ongoing “Thorntons Challenge” philanthropic commitment toward breast cancer awareness, Thorntons is continuing its partnership with Norton Healthcare Prevention and Wellness to provide mobile unit mammogram screenings for women throughout the Louisville, Ky. metropolitan area.
The first screening took place on Jan. 15 at the Thorntons at 4145 Bardstown Road. The screenings are available to women between the ages of 40 and 75, who have not been screened in the past year.
This important—often lifesaving—initiative is made possible by an annual $100,000 grant Thorntons has donated to the Norton Cancer Institute, an initiative that will continue throughout 2015 and beyond. If a woman is medically insured, her insurance company will be billed and a co-pay may apply for the low-cost screening, however, it will not be collected at the time of the exam. For the uninsured, funding will be provided for no-cost screenings.
Headquartered in Louisville, Ky., Thorntons operates 180 gas stations and convenience stores in six states.