Betsy's Big Kitchen in Slot World Casino donating all of Saturday's proceeds to Holiday With a Hero
Betsy’s Big Kitchen in the Slot World Casino has been taken over by Holiday With a Hero. All day Saturday Slot World is donating 100% of the proceeds from the cafe to the Holiday with a Hero program which provides a proper Christmas to nearly 300 local underprivileged students. The event runs until 8 p.m.
This charity program is designed around the generosity of Carson City citizens, businesses and corporations. All of the money raised goes to gift cards for the Carson City students in need.
The Holiday With a Hero program is co-organized by Carson City Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Daniel Gonzales, Carson City School District, Carson City Courts, Department of Corrections, and local fire departments. The outreach of this program, however, goes far beyond the local participating agencies by engaging the entire community.
The Holiday with a Hero project pairs children from kindergarten through 5th grade with law enforcement officers, firefighters, members of the U.S. military and public officials, school district and community volunteers. The event provides each child a gift card to shop for things they need such as clothing and shoes as well as a toy to call their own.
The students have been identified as part of the McKinney-Vento program through the Carson City School District. This program helps children who’s families are identified as homeless, living in shelters, motel rooms and not having permanent homes, said Peggy Sweetland, special projects coordinator and McKinney-Vento students in transition liaison for the Carson City School District.
The McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act is a federal law that ensures immediate enrollment and educational stability for homeless children and youth. McKinney-Vento provides federal funding to states for the purpose of supporting district programs that serve homeless students.
On Dec. 20, students will be paired with volunteers who will lead them on the shopping spree. Santa Claus will land at Walmart via Care Flight, where the children will meet with him and then shop using their gift card alongside a public service hero volunteer.
The community is urged to deliver their donations to the following locations between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Make checks payable to "Holiday With a Hero."
Deliver your donation to one of the following locations
— The Carson City Sheriff’s Office administration building, 911 East Musser Street.
— Carson City Fire Department, Station 51, 777 South Stewart Street.
— The Carson City School District - Students In Transition, 604 West Musser Street
— Bank of the West, 2976 N Carson Street between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Mail checks to:
Carson City Sheriffs Office
C/O Holiday with a Hero
911 East Musser St.
Carson City, NV 89701
Businesses interested in supporting the Holiday Crawl event can e-mail holidaywithahero@gmail.com for more information.
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