MGM Resorts has casinos in numerous states where non-essential businesses have been forced or asked to temporarily close. They include: Nevada, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York.<\/p>\n
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MGM has donated in each location to local food banks and pantries, receiving what otherwise would have been placed on buffets and served in casino restaurants. In all, MGM says its food donations will result in 400,000 meals being served to those in need in local communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In Las Vegas, MGM has given 301,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of 251,000 meals, to the Three Square Food Bank. Last November, MGM announced a company-wide program called Focused on What Matters. The initiative came with a goal of donating five million meals by 2025.<\/p>\n
State by State Donations<\/b><\/h2>\n
Maryland<\/strong>: MGM National Harbor contributed 55,00 pounds of food to community nonprofits in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.<\/p>\nMassachusetts<\/strong>: MGM Springfield gave 12,000 pounds to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Open Pantry Community Services, and Friends of the Homeless.<\/p>\nMississippi<\/strong>: Beau Rivage and Gold Strike collectively donated 35,000 pounds of food to charities in their respective areas.<\/p>\nOhio<\/strong>: MGM Northfield Park sent more than 3,000 pounds of food to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.<\/p>\nMichigan<\/strong>: MGM Grand Detroit donated 15,000 pounds of produce and dairy to Forgotten Harvest, a food distribution channel. The casino also gave 3,000 pairs of sterile gloves to the City of Detroit.<\/p>\nNew Jersey<\/strong>: The Borgata gave 35,000 pounds of food to the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City and Community Food Bank of NJ.<\/p>\nNew York<\/strong>: Empire City in Yonkers sent 25,000 pounds of food to Caritas of Port Chester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MGM Resorts has recently been a favorite target of critics because of the company’s “2020 Plan” that included more than 1,000 layoffs, as well as its ever-escalating resort fees. But during times of crisis, the casino operator has made a habit of assisting those in need. With the COVID-19 pandemic, those in need include MGM’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":130946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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