Ameristar Co- Sponsors $50,000 Donation To Haiti
In honor of the founder of Ameristar Casino (ASCA: 15.09 0.00%) and the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation established to fund research, rehabilitation and quality-of-life programs for people living with spinal cord injuries, the companies have contributed $50,000 to the University of Miami’s Global Institute’s relief efforts in Haiti.
The Global Institute has been supported by Ameristar since 2005, and were among the first wave of doctors flown into Haiti to help earthquake victims with a vast range of injuries, including amputations and spinal cord injuries resulting from falling debris.
“Ameristar is proud to make this donation on behalf of its more than 7,000 team members company-wide. Many of our team members have been directly impacted by this tragedy,” said Gordon R. Kanofsky, Ameristar’s Chief Executive Officer and co-trustee of The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation. “As our charitable giving focus is on helping those who have suffered spinal cord injuries, we can think of no better way to assist in the “healing” than by partnering on our team members’ behalf with an internationally recognized organization like the Miami Project and the University of Miami’s Global Initiative.”
“This donation by the Neilsen Foundation to aid injured victims of the Haiti earthquake is clearly in line with my father’s wishes for his Foundation, and I am confident it will make a positive difference in the quality of the lives of those affected,” said Ray H. Neilsen, co-trustee of the Neilsen Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Ameristar.
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