Harrah's Foundations Donates Delivery Truck To Meals on Wheels Agency; NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Robby Gordon Makes Special Delivery to Local Seniors.INDIANAPOLIS -- The Harrah's Foundation donated a new $40,000 2006 Chevrolet Colorado The Chevrolet Colorado and its counterpart, the GMC Canyon, are General Motors' mid-size pickup trucks introduced in 2004 to replace the Chevrolet S10 and GMC Sonoma. Isuzu, which helped design the truck, began selling a version of the truck in late 2005 named the "i-Series". meal delivery truck to Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. , Inc., a nonprofit meal delivery service for Central Indiana's homebound home·bound adj. Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid. elderly and disabled. Today's presentation marked the 27th delivery truck The Foundation has donated to a Meals On Wheels organization since 2002. The event took place on Thursday, August 3, 2006 at the Meals on Wheels, Inc. corporate offices in Indianapolis, IN. Immediately following the presentation of the meal delivery truck, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nextel Cup The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCAR's top racing series. It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series (1949), Grand National Series (1950-1971), and the Winston Cup Series (1972-2003). driver Robby Gordon Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Verizon Wireless/Motorola ride which competes part-time drove the Harrah's No. 7 Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird), it has gone through six generations as of 2007. racecar race·car n. Sports An automobile used for racing. to the nearby homes of two Meals on Wheels clients to deliver meals. Gordon was escorted by local police as part of a caravan including the new delivery vehicle and passenger vans carrying other MOW board members and supporters. Gordon is aiding Harrah's nationwide efforts to drive public awareness for Meals on Wheels programs by participating in the organization's nationwide truck donation program as well as other special Meals on Wheels events. Executives from Harrah's Entertainment, including Central Division President Anthony Sanfilippo, Horseshoe Hammond General Manager Rick Mazer and Caesars Indiana General Manager Ed Garruto attended the ceremony along with Bob Herbolsheimer from Meals On Wheels Association of America, Barb Morris from Meals On Wheels, Inc. and Deputy Mayor Ellen Quigley. The group also recognized the efforts of Harrah's Entertainment Reaching Out (H.E.R.O.), the company's employee volunteer program, by recognizing two outstanding volunteers: David Siano, executive sous chef from Horseshoe Hammond; and Beverly Kernen, a financial analyst from Caesars Indiana. Meals on Wheels began meal delivery services in Indianapolis in 1971, with ten volunteers serving five clients at University Heights Hospital. Today, MOW has more than 1,500 volunteers -- individual citizens and others provided by corporations, churches and service organizations -- who serve approximately 400 daily clients. In February of 2002, Harrah's Entertainment became the prime sponsor of the Meals On Wheels Association of America's "March for Meals" campaign, a nationwide initiative to end senior hunger, and committed $1 million of support to the project. In 2005, the Harrah's Foundation extended the sponsorship, pledging another $1 million to be distributed through 2008. To date, meal delivery vehicles donated by the Foundation have driven over 600,000 miles to deliver more than 2 million meals to homebound seniors. "As a national prime sponsor of the 'March for Meals' campaign, Harrah's is committed to bringing attention to the importance of senior nutrition and Meals On Wheels programs," said Sanfilippo. "We are proud to help Meals on Wheels, Inc. reach more seniors, and we commend them on their long history of dedication and tireless work that has affected change in the community." The Harrah's Foundation is a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. that provides charitable contributions to qualifying organizations in the communities where employees of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., and its subsidiaries live and work. Photos available |
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