From May 16 to 31, team members at River Rock Casino Resort held a 50/50 and raffle draw as well as a clothing drive, with all proceeds benefiting Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. During the two weeks the clothing drive was held, 26 garbage bags worth of clothes was collected which generated enough money to recruit, train and support three Big Brothers! The cheque for over $2,000 was presented to Big Brothers on June 21, 2016.

This year, Casino New Brunswick supported the 2016 Relay for Life this year in Greater Moncton. Pictured above are Vicki Smith, Payroll Coordinator (left) and Nicole McQuade, HR Training Coordinator (right).  They volunteered their time and helped to serve food during the Survivors Dinner that was held at Casino New Brunswick on June 11, 2016.

On June 10^th, the Casino New Brunswick team volunteered a Day of Caring with the United Way, and assisted with painting inside the House of Nazareth Homeless Shelter in Moncton. Pictured above are: (back row) Kelly Mangin, Director of Gaming, Jolaine Theriault, Marketing Manager, The United Way Coordinator (wearing a black sweater), Jeanine Chavarie, Director of HR & RG, (front row) Beth Hopkins, CFO and Kate MacDonald, Assistant General Manager. Missing from the photo is Craig Halverson, Director of Surveillance.

Nicole McQuade, HR Training Coordinator and Susan Maxwell, Security Officer from Casino New Brunswick (wearing red t-shirts and holding the kittens) pose with members of the Greater Moncton SPCA, and the adorable kittens that are up for adoption. On June 10, 2016, the two CNB team members sold raffle tickets for a Leanne Rimes autographed Guitar. In total, $760 was raised for the SPCA. Well done!

On June 17th, Elements Casino presented a cheque for $1,000 to the Gracepoint Community Church. Every week volunteer teams from within Gracepoint and the community serve Sunday Dinner for 200 people. Elements Casino is PROUD to support the efforts of this Church in providing hot meals to those in need.

In June, the team at Kawartha Downs rallied together and helped to raise over $800 in support of the Canadian Red Cross and its Fort McMurray fire relief efforts. Over a three week period, a charity box was made available for guests to place monetary and voucher donations.

The team at Kawartha Downs PROUDLY presented a cheque for $3,500 to Kawartha Food Share, from a fundraising initiative held at the site. Guests helped to raise money by placing their vouchers in a charity box over a three-month period. Kawartha Food Share is a distribution center that runs strictly on donations and they provide food for local foodbanks and schools.

Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino hosted the Sixth Annual Harness the Hope fundraiser and assisted in raising $17,104 for breast cancer research.

The amazing staff at Fraser Downs donated their time at Surrey Food Bank this holiday season. Not only did they help sort donations, but they also presented a cheque for $1,800!

Casino Nova Scotia employees work with Hampers of Hope in support of Feed Nova Scotia. They provided  32 full turkey dinners this holiday season!