LAS VEGAS, April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Sands
Corp. (NYSE: LVS) today announced introduction of the Sands Cares
Accelerator Program, a community partnership endeavor that
entrenches deeper investment in growing nonprofit organizations
that have the potential to more greatly impact the local community
with the gift of additional resources and nurturing from a major
corporate partner.
The Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation has been named
the first member of the Sands Cares Accelerator Program and will be
the recipient of proceeds from INSPIRE, a charity event presented
by Las Vegas Sands' corporate giving program Sands Cares and held
annually to raise funds for Accelerator program
participants. This year's inaugural INSPIRE celebration
will feature a concert performance by Grammy-nominated artist Jewel
at The Palazzo in Las Vegas on
May 19 in The Palazzo
Theatre.
Las Vegas Sands created the Sands Cares Accelerator Program to
forge deeper engagements with community organizations that have
potential to grow beyond their current size and stature, and who
have demonstrated a strong ability to make impact and inspire
change with greater involvement from a corporate benefactor. As
part of the Accelerator program, Sands Cares commits expanded
resources, such as funding, in-kind services, facility support and
volunteers to program participants as a catalyst for acceleration
of the great work they do in the community.
"The Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation is an
organization that is changing the lives of at-risk youth and
building our community's leaders of tomorrow," said Ron Reese, senior vice president of global
communications and corporate affairs at Las Vegas Sands. "It is the
best example of the type of organization we want the Accelerator
program to propel into its next stage of growth and
development. The Foundation's mission also is closely aligned with
Sands Cares' focus on education and addressing the social, economic
and family challenges many of our community's youth face."
Founded 15 years ago and currently operating with a small staff
out of a single room in the Senior Center at Lorenzi Park, the
Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation takes at-risk youth
off the streets and into greatness by providing them with
life-changing opportunities. The Foundation helps children to
develop a vision for their life, where they can grow their
strengths through project-driven learning, mentoring,
apprenticeships, academics, and athletics. The program inspires
children to earn their way and discover their passions by helping
them create and execute quarterly business plans. Through this
process, the leadership and character development program arms
youth with a psychology for life that prepares them mentally,
emotionally and physically to live happy, driven and inspired
lives.
Though the Foundation's work, hundreds of youth every year are
inspired to achieve beyond previously limited beliefs for their
lives – 95 percent of the children in the full-time leadership
program receive college scholarships, and students in the program
have gone onto prestigious universities such as Stanford,
Princeton, Oxford, Yale,
Georgetown University, Harvard,
University of Pennsylvania-Wharton
School of Business, Vanderbilt, United
States Air Force, The Citadel,
Villanova, Williams College, BYU and many others.
"We are grateful to Las Vegas Sands for recognizing the power of
the work we do with our children, and making this amazing
investment in our future," said Ryan
Wolfington, founder, Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children
Foundation. "Being part of the Sands Cares Accelerator Program is
going to put us on a trajectory to impact many more young
lives."
SUPPORT THE MARTY HENNESSY FOUNDATION AT INSPIRE
INSPIRE, presented by Sands Cares, raises funds for the
Foundation and is being chaired by LVS President and Chief
Operating Officer Robert Goldstein.
The event will begin with a VIP cocktail reception inside The
Palazzo Theatre featuring gourmet food selections and premium
libations, where guests can browse an extraordinary array of local
and international auction items. The celebration will be
capped by an intimate concert performance by four-time Grammy award
nominee, Jewel, along with other celebrity appearances.
Ticket prices for the INSPIRE, presented by Sands Cares, begin
at $150 for the performance only,
with performance and VIP reception tickets starting at $295. A meet-and-greet with Jewel, along
with the VIP reception and performance is $1,500. All proceeds will benefit the Marty
Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation as the inaugural Sands Cares
Accelerator Program participant.
Tickets are available online at Venetian.com, in-person at any
Venetian | Palazzo box office, or by phone at 702-414-9000.
To purchase sponsorship packages, contact the Foundation at
702-767-7531 or events@inspiringchildren.net
For information about the Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children
Foundation visit inspiringchildren.net.
About Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:
LVS) is the world's leading developer and operator of Integrated
Resorts. Our collection of Integrated Resorts in Asia and the United
States feature state-of-the-art convention and exhibition
facilities, premium accommodations, world-class gaming and
entertainment, destination retail and dining including celebrity
chef restaurants and many other amenities.
Our properties include The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts and
Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Sands
Bethlehem in Eastern Pennsylvania,
and the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority ownership in Sands
China Ltd., LVS owns a portfolio of properties on the Cotai Strip
in Macao, including The Venetian
Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Sands Cotai Central
and The Parisian Macao, as well as the Sands Macao on the
Macao Peninsula.
LVS is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, anchored by
the core tenets of delivering a great working environment for more
than 50,000 employees worldwide, driving impact through its Sands
Cares corporate giving program and leading innovation with the
company's award-winning Sands ECO360° global sustainability
program. To learn more, please visit www.sands.com.
Contacts:
Kristin McLarty
Kristin.McLarty@sands.com
702-414-3218
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