Boyd Gaming Corporation has awarded more than $145,000 to non-profit organizations across the country in the Company’s annual holiday competition, “Wreaths of Hope.”
More than 135 non-profit organizations participated in the 2020 competition, decorating wreaths that were displayed online and at Boyd Gaming properties nationwide. A total of 18 Boyd Gaming destinations participated in Wreaths of Hope in Nevada, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Pennsylvania. Winners were decided directly by Boyd Gaming customers, who were invited to vote for their favorite charities online and in-person at select participating properties.
Since launching Trees of Hope in 2007 in Louisiana, Boyd Gaming has awarded more than $850,000 to hundreds of non-profit organizations in the annual competition. The $145,000 national prize pool awarded in 2020 represented the largest prize pool in the history of the competition.
The first-place winners of the 2020 Wreaths of Hope competition are as follows:
Nevada Aliante: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas The Orleans: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation Gold Coast: Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation Suncoast: SafeNest Cannery: Disabled American Veterans California: Children’s Heart Foundation Sam’s Town: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children
Illinois Par-A-Dice: Neighborhood House
Kansas Kansas Star: Disabled American Veterans
Louisiana Amelia Belle: Chez Hope Delta Downs: Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana Evangeline Downs: Opelousas Area Cerebral Palsy Clinic Sam’s Town Shreveport: Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana Treasure Chest: Metropolitan Center for Women and Children
Mississippi IP Casino Resort Spa: Humane Society of South Mississippi Sam’s Town Tunica: American Cancer Society
Missouri Ameristar Kansas City: To be announced on January 20.
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