To help commemorate Hard Rock International’s 50th anniversary, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donated $500,000 to Tampa Bay area charities.
Fifty area charities received $10,000, each, during a reception on September 8, inside Hard Rock Event Center.
The charities are listed below.
The total $500,000 donation comes on the heels of Seminole Hard Rock Tampa reaching $1 billion in jackpots, paid out so far, in 2021.
“From day one, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa has been a proud, active and supporting member of the Tampa Bay community,” said Steve Bonner, President of Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, in a statement. “It’s special that we’re able to stage this charity donation event in conjunction with Hard Rock’s 50th anniversary, while also marking the second anniversary of our $700 million expansion grand celebration.”
The 50 area charities that received $10,000 each during a reception inside Hard Rock Event Center included:
13 Ugly Men
American Cancer Society
Armed Forces Family 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
Feeding Tampa Bay
Florida Aquarium
Glazer Children’s Museum
Gramatica Family Foundation
Habitat for Humanity
HCSO Charities, Inc.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Foundation
Humane Society of Tampa Bay
JDRF
John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
MADD
Make-A-Wish Southern Florida
Meals On Wheels
Mike Alstott Family Foundation
Moffitt Cancer Center
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Onbikes
Paint Your Heart Out
Pier 60 Daily Sunsets
Redefining Refuge
RISE Tampa Our Police Foundation
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ryan Nece Foundation
Skyway 10k
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation
St. Pete Pride
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation
Tampa Bay History Center
Tampa Bay Sports Commission – Forever 55
Tampa General Hospital Foundation
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa Pride
The Lightning Foundation
The Spring of Tampa Bay
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