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Contributions & Donations
Learning Center Donation
Trop Greenville Casino and The Caesars Foundation presented The Mississippi Delta Nature and Learning Center with $10,000. The learning center, which focuses on hands-on education, work- force development, and community agriculture, plans to use the funds to
construct space for their AmeriCorp volunteers to work. Pictured are Trop General Manager Amanda Hansen (right), AmeriCorp volunteers, and employees from Trop Greenville and the Delta Nature and Learning Center.
Saying Thank You
Horseshoe Tunica team members visited the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Memphis to thank the veterans for their service. Team members served cookies, coffee, lemonade and more to veterans and their families.
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Hard Rock works to improve local community
BILOXI — The Hard Rock Heals Foundation, in partnership with Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, awarded a $5,000 grant to Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence as part of its commitment to improving the lives and resiliency of the local communities where Hard Rock serves and operates. Biloxi-based Gulf Coast Center
for Nonviolence is one of 50 grant winners around the world to receive contributions totaling $250,000 from Hard Rock International’s charitable arm this year.
“Since 2016, Hard Rock Heals Foundation has proudly awarded hundreds of programs like Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence to provide support to people in need in the communities we serve,” said Jon Lucas, president of Hard Rock Heals Foundation and Chief Operating Officer of Hard Rock
International.
“We are hopeful that these grants will
bring about positive transformations in Biloxi and in all the places we serve around the globe,” Lucas added.
Stacey Riley, CEO of Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence, said “Funding from incredible community partners like Hard Rock allows us to continue providing shelter and comprehensive support services to those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or homicide throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast. These services save lives, and we couldn’t do what we do without this generous support.”
The aim of the $250,000 in funds provided by the Hard Rock Heals Foundation in 2024 is to bolster programs dedicated to mental health awareness and research,
Rene Davis (center) with the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence accepts a check for $5,000 from the Hard Rock Heals Foundation. Presenting the check are Hard Rock employees.
preventing human trafficking, and ensuring children grow up healthy, educated, and safe.
Fidgety Fun
WaterView Casino Hotel donated Fidget poppers pack and lanyards to the Good Shepherd Community Center for its new program, Julia’s Place, which teaches work skills to young people with special needs. Good Shepherd Executive Director Cindy McCarley (center) shows off the donation, which was delivered by WaterView receiving clerks Leonard Calcote and David Reed.
Pack To Give Back
In partnership with Kids Around the World, Beau Rivage employees packed 50,000 meals for people in the community over the course of three 90-minute shifts. Each bag contained specially designed, highly nutritious meals consisting of lentils, rice, vegetables and a vitamin pack. Recipients of the meals included Back Bay Mission, Feed My Sheep and The Lord Is My Help.