SAINT LOUIS, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISLE) today announced the winners of its first charitable social media contest awarding a share of $60,000 to six local nonprofit organizations.
Isle of Capri Casinos sent out prize patrols to surprise the winners of Community Aces Challenge.
Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville employees Jamie Cagle, Rhonda Owens, Dwayne Dale, Polly Lunceford, David Lynn, Lisa McMahan (and Peyton), Wayne Smith, Kittie McMillan, Ronda Gooch and Todd Connelly present the $15,000 prize to Erma Page, Karol Wilcox and Kenny Page with the Caruthersville Humane Society.
Lady Luck Casino Marquette employees Pinky the Elephant, Don Ostert, Dan Becwar, Amy Ankerson, Kim Powell, Patti Jo Moser, Tracey Schager, Michele VanBesien, Laurie Fisher, and Cheryl Olson present the $10,000 prize to Kim Powell with the Humane Society of Northeast Iowa.
Isle Casino Cape Girardeau employees Brandi Tucker, Kristie Lane, Mark Hanko, Annie Burton, Carri Shanks, Lyle Randolph, Sarah Cairns, Kelsey Murphy, Michelle Sullivan and Kyle Lee present the $5,000 prize to Tracy Poston with the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.
Isle president and CEO Virginia McDowell presents the $15,000 prize to Randy Grim and Weng Horak with Stray Rescue Saint Louis.
"With over 155,000 votes cast in Community Aces Challenge and over 300 applications to participate, we were thrilled with the response to Isle's first charitable contest on social media," said Virginia McDowell, Isle's president and chief executive officer. "As we watched the results and saw how hard all of the charities were working to garner votes, we decided to add a third place prize to the competition."
"The 150 participating nonprofit organizations registered in the fourth quarter of 2014 and coordinated their own individual voting campaigns between Feb. 1 and March 20, 2015," said McDowell. "We commend the efforts of all the organizations in the Challenge! Each organization has a mission dedicated to enhance the communities we all share and we look forward to seeing the funds put to use."
Community Aces Challenge is a social media based contest designed for nonprofit projects which improve the quality of life in the communities where Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. operates. The competition was conducted in two categories, so that smaller communities competed with other small communities, and large communities competed with other large communities. Two $15,000 grants, two $10,000 grants and two $5,000 grants were awarded by Isle's Community Aces Fund administered by the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation.
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. is a leading regional gaming and entertainment company dedicated to providing guests with exceptional experience at each of the 15 casino properties that it owns or operates, primarily under the Isle and Lady Luck brands. The Company currently operates gaming and entertainment facilities in Mississippi, Louisiana, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania. More information is available at the Company's website, www.islecorp.com.
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