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COVID Testing Now Available at Tallchief Territory Home of Native Pride

JC Seneca Foundation sponsors free onsite testing

Irving, NY – November 2021 – J.C. Seneca, President of the JC Seneca Foundation, announced the formation of a partnership with Community Testing Services (CTS) to provide free COVID testing four days a week at his Tallchief Territory/Native Pride Travel Plaza, located at 11359 Southwestern Boulevard in Irving. The testing is for people of all ages, including children who need to be tested to remain in school. According to Seneca, it will be available to anyone from the Seneca Nation Territories and surrounding WNY communities, as well as to those patronizing his business.

“With COVID rates rising again, the demand for testing is increasing,” Seneca stated. “To answer that demand, the JC Seneca Foundation is offering free COVID testing four days a week in a separate facility outside the Tallchief Diner. I am pleased to partner with CTS in providing this public service and encourage people to take advantage of the testing to ensure the wellbeing of themselves, their families, their communities, and our nation.”

The JC Seneca Foundation COVID Testing is available at the Native Pride Travel Plaza on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-1pm. Appointments are not required but can be made online at ctestingservices.org. For those with health insurance, identification cards are requested. Tim Courtney, CTS Co-founder, notes the importance of establishing satellite locations such as this one.

“The collective mission of CTS is to make it convenient for people to receive important health services in areas where they may otherwise not be available. That’s why partnerships like this, with the JC Seneca Foundation, are key to expanding our reach in providing no cost Covid testing and contributing to the overall health initiatives in this rural region.”

More information and updates on the JC Seneca Foundation free COVID testing will be available on the foundation website: http://www.jcsenecafoundation.org/ and on the Native Pride website: https://www.nativepride.com/