ROSIE’S RICHMOND INVESTS IN COMMUNITY THROUGH ROSIE’S GIVES BACK PROGRAM
Posted on July 22nd, 2024
Second Quarter contributions total $53,500 including to Cancer LINC, Miles Jones Elementary School, the Capital Area Health Network, and the Hispanic American Sports Academy, among others.
In the second quarter of 2024, Rosie’s Richmond contributed a total of $53,500 through its Rosie’s Gives Back program to support trusted community partners serving, veterans, education, public health, and more.
Recipients of contributions include:
- $5,000 to Cancer LINC – Serving cancer patients experiencing financial needs.
- $25,000 to Miles Jones Elementary – Assisting with supplies, books, computers and lunches.
- $5,000 to the Hispanic American Sports Academy to support the Richmond Hispanic Latin Jazz Festival
- $5,500 to Community Transformer’s Foundation to assist individuals in need battling postpartum depression.
- $1,000 to A Teacher Inspired Me. Inc – Assisting Teachers in need and inspiring others to become teachers.
- $5,000 to Capital Area Health Network to provide quality healthcare for low-income patients.
- $5,000 to Fairways to Warriors Richmond VA Chapter to prevent suicide among military veterans.
- $2,500 RVA Hands Up Chester to provide 300 bookbags with supplies and lunches for children.
Community nonprofit organizations can request financial, volunteer, in-kind, or other support through the Rosie’s Gives Back program by submitting an online request form.
Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums in Richmond and around the state contribute to local organizations and causes through the “Rosie’s Gives Back” program which has made $2.5 million in direct donations, $195,000+ in-kind contributions, and donated more than 2,500 hours of volunteer service. The program supports a range of nonprofits and causes around Virginia including groups providing services in education, workforce development, and support for veterans and law enforcement. The goal of the Rosie’s Gives Back program is to meaningfully improve the quality of life in the communities where team members live and work. The company also partners with statewide programs for the broadest impact possible.
About Colonial Downs Racetrack and Rosie’s Gaming Emporium
Colonial Downs Racetrack (“Colonial Downs”) and Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums (“Rosie’s”) employ over 1,200 team members in the Commonwealth of Virginia, paying over $30 million in annual salaries, wages and benefits. Rosie’s in Dumfries, Emporia, Hampton, New Kent, Richmond and Vinton offer innovative Historical Racing Machines (HRMs) and full card simulcasting. Rosie’s Game Room in Collinsville features a limited selection of some of the best HRM titles. Colonial Downs in New Kent hosts live Thoroughbred racing on two nationally-renowned surfaces – the Secretariat Turf Course, the widest turf course in North America and a 11/4-mile dirt track.www.rosiesgaming.com.