TAMPA, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donated a total of $750,000 to a group of Tampa Bay charities, which helped to celebrate National Philanthropy Day.
“The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa take pride in their ongoing support of the Tampa Bay community,” said Steve Bonner, President of Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. “To that end, as we spotlight National Philanthropy Day, we wanted to honor 75 charities that do such critical and important work for so many people. But, more importantly, we want to give back to show we are extremely grateful for the magnitude of support from Tampa Bay throughout all of these years.”
The 75 area charities receiving $10,000 each during a reception at the Gold Elvis Piano included:
| 13 Ugly Men |
| After School All Stars |
| American Cancer Society |
| Jason Ackerman Foundation |
| Best Buddies Tampa Bay |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa Bay |
| Boys & Girls Club |
| Bullard Family Foundation |
| Children’s Cancer Center |
| Children’s Dream Fund |
| Copperhead’s Charities |
| David A. Straz Center |
| Derrick Brooks Charities |
| Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida |
| Easterseals of Florida |
| Feeding Tampa Bay |
| Florida Aquarium |
| Gasparilla Festival of the Arts |
| Girls Rock St. Pete |
| Glazer Children’s Museum |
| Grady Goat Foundation |
| Gramatica Family Foundation |
| Habitat For Humanity |
| Hands Across the Bay |
| HCSO Charities, Inc. |
| Hillsborough Fire & EMS Rescue Museum |
| Humane Society of Tampa Bay |
| Jackson In Action 83 |
| JDRF |
| Junior League of Tampa |
| Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
| Liberty Manor for Veterans |
| Lupus Foundation of America |
| MADD |
| Make-A-Wish Southern Florida |
| Meals On Wheels |
| Metropolitan Ministries |
| Mike Alstott Family Foundation |
| Moffitt Cancer Center |
| National MS Society |
| National Pediatric Cancer Foundation |
| Onbikes |
| Paint Your Heart Out |
| Pier 60 Daily Sunsets |
| Project: Vet Relief |
| Redefining Refuge |
| RISE Tampa Our Police Foundation |
| Rogai Family Foundation |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities |
| Ryan Nece Foundation |
| Skyway 10k |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs |
| Special Olympics Florida |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation |
| St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation |
| St. Pete Pride |
| Stano Foundation |
| Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Education and Research Foundation |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundations |
| Tampa Bay Business Guild – LGBT Chamber |
| Tampa Bay Defense Alliance |
| Tampa Bay History Center |
| Tampa Bay Network To End Hunger |
| Tampa Bay Sports Commission |
| Tampa Downtown Partnership |
| Tampa General Hospital Foundation |
| Tampa Museum of Art |
| Tampa Pride |
| The Centre for Women |
| The Lightning Foundation |
| The Pepin Academies Foundation |
| The Spring of Tampa Bay |
| The Tampa Foundation |
| ZooTampa |
As part of the celebration, all slot players who had their Unity Card properly inserted into a machine during the announcement each won $50 bonus free play.
Social purpose is the life of Hard Rock, a company founded in 1971 on the mottos – “love all-serve all,” “take time to be kind,” “save the planet,” and “all is one.” Today, more than 45,000 Hard Rock team members enact the company’s values across 260 locations that include owned/licensed or managed hotels, casinos, Rock Shops and cafes spanning 70 countries.
