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Contributions & Donations
Scrambling For Scholarships
WaterView Casino Hotel team members participated in the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Alumni Scholarship golf tournament. WaterView was a hole sponsor for the ERDC 4-person scramble event. Playing in the tournament were team members Mark Luke, Bill Warlick, General Manager Penny Bankston and Robert Owens.
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Packing Food Boxes
Ameristar Casino Hotel team members volunteered in March with the Mississippi Food Network to pack 450 boxes of food for those in need. Packages were distributed to citizens across the state of Mississippi.
Service Project
Hard Rock Biloxi partnered with United Way of South Mississippi in January to collect diapers for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Project. More than 2,500 diapers were collected by employees to be distributed to agencies along the Gulf Coast for families in need.
HowHop Clean Up
Fifty Beau Rivage employees teamed with the City of Biloxi on April 12 to conduct a beach clean-up from the property to the Biloxi Lighthouse. Clean-up efforts extended north in encompass the “HowHop” district of Biloxi, a newly created gathering spot for all ages that includes a center for creative art and a play place for both children and adults.
Juneteenth Sponsor
Fitz Casino Hotel is a sponsor of the 30th Annual Tunica County Juneteenth Celebration. Pictured with the $2,500 donation are (from left) Jaylin James, Juneteenth committee chairman; Katandra Wilson, Fitz senior director of finance; Fitz Vice President and General Manager
Tony Scudiero; and Damien D.J. Ellington, director of the Tunica Riverpark & Museum.