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Contributions & Donations
Granting Funds
Beau Rivage’s Social Impact and Sustainability (SIS) Council presented grant checks to six nonprofit local agencies during seasonal employee events at the property. Funds supporting the grants are the result of contributions made by Beau Rivage and MGM Resorts International employees. Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Make-A-Wish Mississippi and De L’Epee Deaf Center each received $15,000, while Feeding the Gulf Coast received $10,000, Mercy Housing and Human Development received $8,000 and Memorial Hospital Foundation received $7,955.
Stuffing Backpacks
Hard Rock Biloxi partnered with Feeding the Gulf Coast for the 12th consecutive year to stuff backpacks with food for school children. Hard Rock’s nonprofit organization, Rockin the Coast, donated $2,500 to purchase the food, and employees volunteered their time to stuff more than 700 bags. The food will feed approximately 20 children during the weekends for the remainder of the school year.
Food Is Love
Horseshoe Tunica participated in the Food Is Love program last November. Donations were collected from team members to prepare sack lunches to deliver to senior citizens in Horn Lake and Tunica. This was part of a company-wide initiative for Caesars Entertainment.
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Pink Dress Run
Island View Casino Resorts was a sponsor again this past October for Carter’s Champions’ Pink Dress Run in Gulfport. The sixth annual event, co-sponsored by Island View, raises money to assist local breast cancer patients and has become a major fundraiser for the Memorial Hospital Foundation. More than 600 participants competed; 127 of them were Island View Champion team members, making them the largest team to compete. This year’s event raised more than $100,000.
Hurricane Relief
Treasure Bay teamed up with local relief organizations to raise money and collect supplies to aid Hurricane Ian victims in Florida. In addition to monetary donations,
crewmembers collected personal hygiene products, food, first aid kits, pet food, cleaning supplies and more. The property’s shipping and receiving crew delivered a van full of materials to help those in need. Pictured are crewmembers Mike Krafnick, Shane Seymour, Edward Watson, Mitchell Lywiski, Josh Broussard and Xavier Young with some of the donations collected.
Community Support
Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa provided needed support to three of the region’s community partners. In December, a $1,000 donation was given to the Meal Barrel Food Pantry, with $1,200 given to the St. Vincent De Paul Society and $1,000 given to the Warren-Washington-Issaquenna- Sharkey Community Action Agency (WWISCAA). Harlow’s President and General Manager Roscoe Greene (right) helped present the donations.