LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Las Vegas
President Maurice Wooden announced
today that Wynn Las Vegas will commit up to a $1.5 million charitable investment in The Shade
Tree, a Las Vegas-based non-profit
organization that helps homeless and abused women and children in
crisis. Conceived as a community-wide initiative, the partnership
also includes several local construction and professional trade
companies that will work with Wynn's Design and Development team to
provide necessary large-scale upgrades to The Shade Tree's main
intake center and shelter.
"When taking the difficult first step towards rebuilding their
lives, thousands of women rely on The Shade Tree to take that step
with them," said Maurice Wooden,
President of Wynn Las Vegas. "We hope that this effort will help
The Shade Tree continue its mission of paving the road back to
safety for those who turn to them in a time of need."
The investment will alleviate substantial construction and
upkeep costs that can instead be funneled into providing women and
children with temporary housing, meals, medical care, and other
life-changing services that promote stability, dignity, and
self-reliance.
"We extend our most sincere appreciation to Wynn Las Vegas for
its generosity in underwriting many significant and much-needed
upgrades to our facility. Their efforts will continue to uplift our
organization and enhance our ability to better help women and
children in crisis for years to come," said Stacey Lockhart, executive director of The Shade
Tree. "The result of this partnership will be as much restorative
to the souls of our clients as to the physical structure itself.
Together, we are changing lives forever."
Wynn's Design and Development team, with the support of Novus
Architecture, MMC Contractors, Ryan Mechanical, TEAM Construction
and others, will design and rebuild The Shade Tree's main
facilities including the kitchen, resident bathrooms, and intake
room. In addition, Wynn is providing ongoing pro-bono consultation
to The Shade Tree in the areas of food safety, security,
engineering, and marketing.
Broadcast quality video of the press
conference can be found here:
https://wynn.box.com/s/l0r1d8j6er1l46gdng5uzqaokcec42sf
Courtesy: Wynn Las Vegas
Broadcast quality footage of The Shade Tree
can be found
here:
https://wynn.box.com/s/qcb1nmpnvegro1ewhc4aucffarybx861
Courtesy: Wynn Las Vegas
WYNN RESORTS IN THE COMMUNITY
Wynn Resorts strives to
make a difference in the communities where our employees and guests
live and work. By mobilizing the spirit of service in the hearts of
our employees, a global philanthropic program has been cultivated
since the Company's inception in 2002 that continuously finds new
ways to support education, develop neighborhoods, provide crisis
relief, promote the arts, protect the environment, care for
Veterans, battle food insecurity, promote diversity, and so much
more. In 2017, Wynn Resorts invested $24
million in improving local communities, partnered with 100
non-profit organizations, and sponsored 125 volunteer events where
employees donated 22,000 hours of time. The Wynn Employee
Foundation helps employees further extend their financial impact by
matching donations dollar-for-dollar, raising millions more to
assist local non-profits. More information can be found in Wynn
Resorts' 2017 Corporate Sustainability Report, or at
WynnEmployeeFoundation.com.
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