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Hollywood Casino helps with telethon5 September 2007ST. LOUIS, Mississippi -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Hollywood Casino cast members joined millions across the country in the fight against muscular dystrophy yesterday. To at least one cast member the fight is personal. Assistant buffet manager Victoria Penny son Colby has limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Colby is 12 years-old and goes to Bayou View middle school in Gulfport. Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis sponsored the first hour of the local telethon on WLOX-TV. Bob Davidge, advertising and public relations manager for Hollywood, presented Brad Kessie, WLOX-TV reporter and emcee, a check for $2,000. Eight other cast members worked on the phone bank taking pledges during local and national cuts in from the 42nd annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon live from Las Vegas, Nevada. Hollywood Casino cast members actively participate in numerous non-profit fundraising and volunteer efforts year round including the Hancock Food Pantry, United Way, Red Cross Blood Drives, Camp Civitan, March of Dimes and more. Hollywood Casino employees have also established a Section 501c (3) non profit organization called Hollywood Cast Member Relief Fund (HCMRF) to raise funding for helping co-workers facing financial hardship for a variety of reasons such as terminal illnesses, devastating home fires, and life altering disabilities. |