VERO BEACH — Employees at Harbor Retirement Associates who have received the COVID-19 vaccine will have the chance to win a 2021 Nissan Versa and cash at a prize giveaway next week.
Harbor Retirement Associates, or HRA, is a national senior living operating and development company based in Vero Beach. The event is part of HRA’s initiative to get more people vaccinated to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The drawing for the car will be held July 8 at Regency Park, which is HRA’s independent living community in Vero Beach, officials said. Regency Park – located off Indian River Boulevard and 41st Street, is directly across from HarborChase of Vero Beach, an assisted living community managed by HRA.
HRA has also been giving away several $500 cash prizes – part of a $70,000 giveaway – to vaccinated associates. Employees at HRA qualify by getting a vaccine dose, persuading others to get vaccinated and taking the HarborChase Pledge of Love.
“With employee vaccination averages hovering around 50 percent nation-wide across our industry, we’re proud that more than 80 percent of our associates have been voluntarily vaccinated against COVID-19,” said Kim Lewis, Chief Operations Officer of Harbor Retirement Associates. “It was our goal to open our communities fully and safely, and we knew that our associates would play a very large role in accomplishing this objective. In recognition of these heroic front-line associates, we want to show our appreciation with this exciting prize giveaway.”
Employees who sign the pledge agree to follow certain guidelines given to prevent the spread of COVID-19 both on and off the job. HRA officials said they are dedicated to the safety and security of each resident and associate.
HRA manages 38 communities in 13 states and is working to build more communities in more states, officials said. HRA – which has 2,500 employees – manages more than $150 million in revenue and about $1 billion in assets.
