BY BILL PARRY
Despite challenges faced
this year due to the COVID-19
pandemic and severe weather,
Resorts World New York City
donated more than $500,000 to
various nonprofits and organizations
across Queens to provide
support for New Yorkers.
Case in point, RWNYC’s
$50,000 donation to the Boys
& Girls Club of Metro Queens
(BGCMQ) supported its afterschool
and universal pre-K
programs servicing more
than 5,000 children in Queens.
RWNYC team members also
participated in BGCMQ’s Career
Day to share their career
journeys and purchased pre-K
students’ wish list gifts for a
Secret Santa event.
“Here at Resorts World New
York City, we are honored to
give back to our community
and show our appreciation to
all the incredible organizations
in Queens and New York
City,” said Michelle Stoddard,
VP, Genting New York. “It has
been a tough year because of
the ongoing pandemic and Hurricane
Ida, but we are New York,
and New Yorkers stick together
through good and bad times.
We will continue to support
our neighbors and spread some
cheer throughout the year.”
Resorts World donated
$20,000 to two of the Jamaica
Center for Arts & Learning
programs: its annual Jamaica
Flux public art project and its
Black History Month programming.
Resort World also partnered
with York College to start
an “Intro to Gaming” course,
slated to launch next summer
and designed to introduce students
to career opportunities in
the world of the casino gaming
industry.
To help patients connect
with their families and friends
when Jamaica Hospital Medical
center discontinued its
visitation policy, Resort World
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Resorts World NYC is an “exemplary corporate citizen” as it donates more than $500,000 to
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donated $15,000 to help purchase
iPads for patients in the
hospital’s COVID-19 wards.
The Queens Chamber of
Commerce received $30,000,
with RWNYC paying the annual
chamber membership fees for
40 small businesses that were
financially affected by the pandemic,
as part of the chamber’s
Adopt-a-Member program.
“In addition to creating good
jobs for local residents, generating
billions in tax revenue and
catalyzing economic activity
that supports small businesses,
Resorts World has been an exemplary
corporate citizen and a
tremendous asset to the Queens
business community,” Queens
Chamber of Commerce President
and CEO Thomas J. Grech
said. “By covering the cost of
membership to the Queens
Chamber of Commerce for 40
small businesses impacted by
the pandemic, they are supporting
the chamber’s work to rebuild
our local economy, while
also giving small businesses
access to valuable resources,
and educational and networking
opportunities. We thank
the Resorts World team for their
generosity, and look forward
to continuing to partner with
them for years to come.”
Resorts World also donated
to the Louis Armstrong House
Museum, Swim Strong Foundation,
City Meals on Wheels,
the 106th Precinct Community
Council and other organizations.
These gifts were made
possible through Resorts
World Gives, a corporate philanthropic
program that invests
in the economic and social
progress of communities
surrounding Resorts Word
properties.
Resorts World NYC
donates to various
nonprofi ts in Queens
Bill de Blasio
Mayor
Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc
Health Commissioner
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