TREASURE ISLAND AND PRAIRIE ISLAND DONATE $120,000 FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
Treasure Island Resort & Casino and the Prairie Island Indian Community donated over $120,000 to a variety of charitable causes for the holiday season. The goal of the donations is to reach out to neighboring communities in the true spirit of giving. This December marks the third year of donating $100,000 to local charities during the holiday season.
The Prairie Island Indian Community kicked-off the season of giving with a $10,000 donation to Minneapolis American Indian Center. This organization serves nearly 20,000 Native Americans in Minnesota each year – many of whom live below the poverty line. A portion of the donation will be used for MAIC holiday program, which includes an annual holiday feast for members of the Native American community. The donation also supports year-round social service programs such as the Ginew Golden Eagle Youth Program, the Workforce Investment Act Program and the Indian Child Welfare Act Program.
In addition to this donation, Prairie Island donated $10,000 to the Diversity Foundation. The Diversity Foundation is committed to bridging the gap between people caused by cultural and ethnic differences. The foundation hosts several fundraising drives throughout the year to provide much needed items for low-income Native American Tribes. Specifically, this donation will help provide toys and food baskets for the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota this holiday season.
Treasure Island Resort & Casino and the Prairie Island Indian Community donated $10,000 to area food shelves. This amount was divided equally between Hunger Prevention Council of Pierce County, Hastings Family Services food shelf program, Red Wing Area Food Shelf, Rochester’s Channel One Emergency Food Bank and SEMCAC. These programs assist families during financially difficult times and support hunger relief programs in facilities such as schools and shelters.
The Prairie Island Indian Community happily matched Treasure Island’s donation of $10,000 to the United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha & Pierce Counties. United Way’s mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. Treasure Island and Prairie Island know the importance of building strong and healthy communities.
In addition to the aforementioned, Treasure Island also teamed up with several local radio stations to help their cause this holiday season. The first of those is WLTE’s program benefiting the Salvation Army’s “Adopt a Family,” which provides holiday gifts and food for struggling families. Moreover, Treasure Island is sponsoring KDWB’s “Christmas Wish” and WCCO’s “Neighbors Helping Neighbors.”
These programs invite listeners to contact the station with stories about their friends, family or neighbors who have come across difficult times. This allows the listener to help their neighbor through their struggles with the assistance of Treasure Island’s donation. The idea behind these programs is to bring communities together for the holidays by lending a hand to one another.
The donations made are especially meaningful to the Tribe because they understand the hardships many families face, which is particularly notable during the holiday season. Before Indian gaming was legalized, many tribal members were in need of the services provided by such organizations. Treasure Island and the Prairie Island Indian Community are proud that they can now give back to the people that had once shared with them in their time of need.
“Sharing is an integral part of our Native culture and during the holiday season it’s especially important to give back to the community and those in need,” said Prairie Island Tribal Council President Audrey Bennett.
Each year, Treasure Island and the Prairie Island Indian Community donate thousands of dollars to many non-profit and civic organizations. Since 1994, they have donated over $13 million to non-profit and community organizations. They are also the largest employer in Goodhue County, employing more than 1,600 people. Together, the Prairie Island Indian Community and Treasure Island are proud contributors to the economy and area communities.
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