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Contributions & Donations
Beau provides feast for Loaves and Fishes party
BILOXI — Beau Rivage donated a feast to Loaves and Fishes for its annual Christmas party. The dinner, prepared by the Biloxi resort’s culinary team, ensured that those in need were able to enjoy a holiday meal.
The meal included turkey, ham and all the trimmings. A bowl of hot gumbo, a
Southern holiday favorite, was part of the dinner. The donation was enough to feed 150 people.
Beau Rivage has a long- standing partnership with Loaves and Fishes, a local nonpro t organization that works to eliminate food insecurities, volunteering countless hours preparing and serving meals each year.
Loaves and Fishes Executive Director Leslie Ramon (center) with Beau Rivage’s Assistant Chef Frederick Newsome, Assistant Executive Chef Kenneth Taylor, Head Butcher Curmis Broome and Executive Chef Tournant Ryan Hayes.
Canned Goods Delivery
Trop Casino Greenville employees donated more than 700 canned goods the St. Vincent De Paul Society. The nonpro t
organization helps those in need in the Greenville community. Pictured with St. Vincent De Paul associates are Trop Casino maintenance employees (center) David McNeal and Curtis Wilson, who delivered the goods.
Turkey Time
Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica donated more than 300 turkeys just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The turkeys were
delivered to Sacred Heart Southern Missions, which made sure they were given to those in need. Since the start
of COVID-19, Mississippi food pantries have seen a 30 to 50% increase in demand. Gold Strike Executive Chef Anthony Cieplinski and lead receiving attendants Torrance Holmes and Shannon Lewis load up the turkeys.
Santa’s in the House
Hard Rock partnered with CASA of Harrison County to adopt several children over the holiday season. Employees donated items from the children’s wish lists lling red Santa bags for the children to open Christmas morning. Dressed as Santa, George Rainey, warehouse manager, and Sammi Greco, HR coordinator, made the special delivery to CASA.
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TITO Donations
The Penn National Gaming Gulf Coast properties recently made donations to two local nonpro t organizations. Boomtown Casino Biloxi donated $1,168.08 to the Humane Society of South Mississippi, while Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast donated
$2,220.25 to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Salvation Army. Pictured from Boomtown (top) are J.D. Hill, vice president of marketing, and Katie King, development director of the Humane Society,
and from Hollywood are Kyle Widdows, director of marketing, Salvation Army Area Commander Major Bradley Caldwell and Zachary Rhodes, Salvation Army director of development. The money was raised through guest donations of their casino ticket in-ticket out vouchers.