MGM MIRAGE Properties Selling Special Bracelets to Help Hurricane Katrina Victims Rebuild Their Lives
15 Dezembro 2005 - 9:51PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company Enables Employees to Contribute Flex Time to Katrina
Recovery Fund LAS VEGAS, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thanks
to MGM MIRAGE, holiday shoppers can now find a good stocking
stuffer and contribute to a worthwhile cause at the same time.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051215/LATH088 ) To
help its employees in Mississippi recover from this year's
hurricanes, MGM MIRAGE announced today that the company is selling
specially designed awareness bracelets saying "Rebuilding Together"
at all its local retail outlets on the Las Vegas Strip. The
bracelets cost $1.50 each. "We are now selling bracelets at all MGM
MIRAGE retail outlets to support our Katrina Recovery Fund," said
Merlinda Gallegos, director of corporate philanthropy. "These
bracelets are good stocking stuffers that help people do a good
deed at the same time." Gallegos said all proceeds go to the MGM
MIRAGE Katrina Recovery Fund that benefits the roughly 3,400
employees of Beau Rivage, the MGM MIRAGE resort in Biloxi, Miss.
that has been closed since being damaged by Hurricane Katrina in
late August. The company contributed $1 million to establish the
fund following the devastation caused by the hurricane and pledged
also to match its employee contributions "dollar for dollar"
through Dec. 31. The "Rebuilding Together" bracelets are available
at cashier stations in the company's Southern Nevada locations,
including Bellagio, MGM Grand, The Mirage, Mandalay Bay, Luxor,
Circus Circus, New York-New York, Treasure Island, Monte Carlo,
Excalibur, Railroad Pass, and at its properties in Laughlin, Jean
and Primm. Additionally, MGM MIRAGE has created a Flex/Vacation Day
Donation Program to benefit the Katrina Recovery Fund. Employees
can now donate their unused flex or vacation time. The donated time
will be converted to cash to support the fund. Another popular
fundraiser was a company-wide online puppy auction in November that
raised $13,900 by auctioning off Beau and Trina, cocker spaniel
puppies recovered from Biloxi, Miss. by Jovita Thomas-Williams,
vice president of labor relations for MGM MIRAGE. Since
establishing the Katrina Recovery Fund, Gallegos said millions of
dollars have been raised to help employees impacted by Hurricane
Katrina. MGM MIRAGE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J.
Terrence Lanni said the company and its employees recognize "the
enormous long-term need" to support the recovery and rebuilding
effort. "MGM MIRAGE intends to play a leading role in the
rebuilding of Biloxi, just as we have been a significant part of
Biloxi's success," Lanni said. "All of us at MGM MIRAGE send our
thoughts and prayers to our colleagues on the Gulf Coast. The
recovery process will be long and difficult, but we will see the
Gulf Coast recover from this devastating event and return all the
stronger." MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM), one of the world's leading and
most respected hotel and gaming companies, owns and operates 24
properties located in Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has
investments in four other properties in Nevada, New Jersey,
Illinois and the United Kingdom. MGM MIRAGE has also announced
plans to develop Project CityCenter, a multibillion-dollar
mixed-use urban development project in the heart of Las Vegas, and
has a 50 percent interest in MGM Grand Macau, a development project
in Macau S.A.R. MGM MIRAGE supports responsible gaming and has
implemented the American Gaming Association's Code of Conduct for
Responsible Gaming at its properties. MGM MIRAGE also has been the
recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for its
industry-leading Diversity Initiative and its community
philanthropy programs. For more information about MGM MIRAGE,
please visit the company's website at http://www.mgmmirage.com/.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051215/LATH088
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: MGM MIRAGE CONTACT: Reggie
Burton of MGM MIRAGE, +1-702-650-7438, Web site:
http://www.mgmmirage.com/
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