Odawa Casino Resort Team Members Present Check To Toys For Tots

Online, December 16, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Odawa Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, recently presented a check in the amount of $545 to the Toys for Tots organization.

The funds were raised by donations of the Team Members of Odawa Casino Resort through an optional Blue Jean Day in which the team members donate $5 to the designated organization in exchange for a day to swap their dress pants for a pair of jeans. We have had eight Blue Jean Days this year, and have raised a total of $3,380.

The deserving organization is chosen through suggestions of the Team Members of Odawa Casino Resort. Our November recipient was suggested by Mark Holbrook, Waste Water Treatment Technician for Odawa Casino Resort. When asked why he chose Toys for Tots he said, "I felt the Toys for Tots organization was a perfect choice for this time of year. The money donated benefits the children of Northern Michigan."

Jerry Walker, Assistant Coordinator for Toys for Tots and part of the Marine Corps League said, "This money is a great boost for the organization in our efforts to provide 10,000 - 12,000 toys to approximately 3,000 children in Charlevoix, Emmet and Cheboygan Counties."