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Contributions & Donations
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Season of Giving
Riverwalk Casino Hotel held its 4th Annual Season of Giving event in December. A total of 21 applications, including five from new applicants, were received and a total of $27,000 in funding was distributed in the form of 17 grants. Friends of Vicksburg Military Park
(below), 7 Days for the Troops, Vicksburg- Warren County Low Cost Neuter Clinic, PAWS Rescue and Vicksburg Family Development (right) were just five of the nonprofits that received amounts
from $500 to $3,000. Riverwalk General Manager Tim Morrissey and Brock VanWye, senior director of marketing and hotel, hosted the presentation in the property’s new RW Bar & Grill event space.
Diaper Drive
Hard Rock partnered with United Way of South Mississippi to host a diaper drive during the month of January as a way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The diapers collected were distributed to agencies across the Gulf Coast to assist families as diapers cannot be purchased with assistance funds. More than 2,000 diapers were collected.
Feeding Those In Need
With a strong commitment to addressing food insecurity, Horseshoe Tunica actively supports families in Tunica
and surrounding communities through hands-on volunteerism and partnerships. Team members volunteered at
the local mobile food pantry, serving more than 200 families. Horseshoe also partnered with Sacred Heart Southern Missions to ensure the less fortunate and senior citizens in the area had food for Thanksgiving. Team members participated in donating sacks of groceries to 80 residents of Horn Lake, Mississippi, and 83 residents in the Tunica area. And, they spent time assisting with food distribution at the Memphis Union Mission.