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Contributions & Donations
Supporting Those In Need
The View Casino Resorts recently donated 300 soap, shampoo and conditioner sets to the Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport. These items will be used to create hygiene packets for the needy in Harrison County. Pictured are (from left) Debbie
Brister, sales and relations manager for The View Resorts, and April Hoyt, Junior Auxiliary of Gulfport.
Striving to Eradicate Cancer
Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa
made a donation to the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation, an organization that strives to eradicate cancer in Mississippi, particularly in the Mississippi Delta, through education, support services, research and advocacy. Harlow’s President and General
Manager Roscoe Greene (right) presented a check for $2,000 to Freddie White-Johnson, president of the cancer foundation.
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Helping The Community
WaterView Casino Hotel donated pallets of bottled water to schools in the Vicksburg Warren School District. A total of 10 elementary schools shared in the donation. School principals and assistant principals are pictured with WaterView Director of Human Resources Rosia Wilson (third from left) and General Manager Penny Bankston (fifth from left).
Wellness Mission
Trop Greenville team members participated in the Delta Wellness Mission, during which military personnel provided vision, dental and basic medical services to the public at no cost. The team member volunteers, known as HEROs, helped organize the event. They also scheduled appointments and provided glasses for those in need.
TITO Donation
Boomtown Casino Biloxi recently donated $8,032 to the Gulf Coast Veterans. Pictured with a representative from the veterans association (second from left) are Boomtown executives (from left) J.D. Hill, vice president of marketing, Kyle Widdows, director of marketing, and Ashley Ellis, vice president of food and beverage. The money was raised through guests donating their ticket-in ticket-out vouchers.
