Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Casino Gives $750,000 to Tampa Bay Charities

TAMPA, FL — To celebrate National Philanthropy Day, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donated $750,000 to a group of Tampa Bay charities.

“The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa take pride in their ongoing support of the Tampa Bay community,” said Steve Bonner, president of Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. “To that end, as we spotlight National Philanthropy Day, we wanted to honor 75 charities that do such critical and important work for so many people. But, more importantly, we want to give back to show we are extremely grateful for the magnitude of support from Tampa Bay throughout all of these years.”

The 75 area charities receiving $10,000 each during a reception at the Gold Elvis Piano include:

1. 13 Ugly Men

2. After School All Stars

3. American Cancer Society

4. Jason Ackerman Foundation

5. Best Buddies Tampa Bay

6. Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa Bay

7. Boys & Girls Club

8. Bullard Family Foundation

9. Children’s Cancer Center

10. Children’s Dream Fund

11. Copperhead’s Charities

12. David A. Straz Center

13. Derrick Brooks Charities

14. Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida

15. Easterseals of Florida

16. Feeding Tampa Bay

17. Florida Aquarium

18. Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

19. Girls Rock St. Pete

20. Glazer Children’s Museum

21. Grady Goat Foundation

22. Gramatica Family Foundation

23. Habitat For Humanity

24. Hands Across the Bay

25. HCSO Charities, Inc.

26. Hillsborough Fire & EMS Rescue Museum

27. Humane Society of Tampa Bay

28. Jackson In Action 83

29. JDRF

30. Junior League of Tampa

31. Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful

32. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

33. Liberty Manor for Veterans

34. Lupus Foundation of America

35. MADD

36. Make-A-Wish Southern Florida

37. Meals On Wheels

38. Metropolitan Ministries

39. Mike Alstott Family Foundation

40. Moffitt Cancer Center

41. National MS Society

42. National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

43. Onbikes

44. Paint Your Heart Out

45. Pier 60 Daily Sunsets

46. Project: Vet Relief

47. Redefining Refuge

48. RISE Tampa Our Police Foundation

49. Rogai Family Foundation

50. Ronald McDonald House Charities

51. Ryan Nece Foundation

52. Skyway 10k

53. Southeastern Guide Dogs

54. Special Olympics Florida

55. Special Operations Warrior Foundation

56. St. Joseph’s Hospitals Foundation

57. St. Pete Pride

58. Stano Foundation

59. Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Education and Research Foundation

60. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundations

61. Tampa Bay Business Guild – LGBT Chamber

62. Tampa Bay Defense Alliance

63. Tampa Bay History Center

64. Tampa Bay Network To End Hunger

65. Tampa Bay Sports Commission

66. Tampa Downtown Partnership

67. Tampa General Hospital Foundation

68. Tampa Museum of Art

69. Tampa Pride

70. The Centre for Women

71. The Lightning Foundation

72. The Pepin Academies Foundation

73. The Spring of Tampa Bay

74. The Tampa Foundation

75. ZooTampa

As part of the celebration, all slot players who had their Unity Card properly inserted into a machine during the announcement won $50 Bonus Free Play.

Hard Rock was founded in 1971 on the mottos – Love All-Serve All, Take Time To Be Kind, Save The Planet and All Is One.