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Chinook Winds staff donates to children’s programs in Lincoln County In December, Chinook Winds employees were invited by the Employee Christmas Toy Drive Committee to donate PTO (paid time off) hours toward the Christmas Toy Drive. The toy drive was intended to supplement the nametags on Christmas giving trees for both the Siletz Native Giving Tree and the Department of Human Services Tree. Together, these trees held more than 150 tags, each one representing a child in need of something to make their Christ mas bright. Many of the tags were filled by Chinook Winds employees and guests. Some were not, however, and also the gifts were of varying amounts. So the Employee Christmas Toy Drive Committee set about making the number of gifts that each child would receive equal and filling the wishes or needs on the unfilled tags. The committee collected $3,800 to do this and at the end of its Christmas shopping, there was an excess of $1,500. Honoring the intent of the money donated by staff members to benefit chil dren, the committee decided the money should be given to organizations which do just that. Three organizations were proposed by the committee and approved by the Chinook Winds Executive Team. On March 7, members of the commit tee - Interim Food & Beverage Manager Peter Morris, Aces Manager Monica Logan. Keno Manager Melinda Logan and Gift Shop Manager Dona Trickier - were proud to present checks of $500 each to Karen Dummer of the Children's Backpack Program. Pam Salisbury of the Children's Advocacy Center, and DeAnn Brown and Lori Jay-Linstrom of Siletz Tribal Head Start. Other Christmas Toy Drive Committee members include Billie-Jo Wills, Andrea Lewis, Mary Carlin, Brenda Gilman, Car ole Clark. Regina Bonney, Heidi Cookson, Michelle Void and Chuck McPherson. Courtesy photo by Chinook Winds Casino Resort staff Interim F&B Manager Peter Monis (left) presents checks of$500 each on behalf of the Chinook Winds Christmas Toy Drive Committee. The money came from funds raised through PTO hours donated by Chinook Winds employees. Recipients (1 to r) are Pam Salisbury. Children's Advocacy Center; Karen Dummer. Children's Back pack Program; and Lori Jay-Linstrom and DeAnn Brown, Siletz Tribal Head Start. Chinook Winds adds excitement as title sponsor of Seafood & Wine Festival By Teresa Simmons, Public Relations Assistant Manager Chinook Winds Casino Resort was the title sponsor for this year’s Seafood and Wine Festival in Newport in February. As a title sponsor, Chinook Winds had a booth at the front of the huge tent in which the festival was held. This allowed us the opportunity to catch the eye of virtually every visitor to the festival - an estimated 18,000 people this year who ventured into the wind and rain to be part of the festivities. The place was packed. Visitors come from all over the United States specifi cally to visit the Seafood and Wine Fes tival annually and we were able to spread the word about what Chinook Winds has to offer. Not surprisingly, many people we met came to Chinook Winds on the same weekend. The festival was expanded to four days this year, with the first night host ing the sponsors and a limited number of guests (750). Executive Chef Jack Strong and Interim Food & Beverage Manager Peter Morris served crab cocktails at the sponsor’s reception while Heather Hatton and I manned the booth with smoked salmon on the same evening. Throughout the festival at the booth, a video loop displayed all of our upcoming events, we played high card and blackjack for prizes and handed out information on promotions along with ink pens, playing cards and beads. We received many positive com ments both during and after the event about how much fun and excitement the booth added to the atmosphere. People also raved about the smoked salmon and crab cocktails. Hatton organized Chinook Winds’ participation in the festival and the fol lowing people helped make it a success: Strong, Morris, Dale Robertson, Lee Johnson, Stephanie Hurliman, Bruno Rudolph, Bob Sulkosky, Kelli Duhamel, Scott Macrae and Linda Walling. ^BlNGO Sun Mon 1pm Tues ipm 4 SAVER MONDAYS 6pm 5:30pm O< ean Pac ipm Wed ipm 6pm WIIO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Thu ipm Sat 5:Wm lopm ipm 53Opm COSMK BINGO XÌON ipm Ocean Package Day EASTIN V i SUNDAY . r* ipm SAVER MONDAYS 6pm ipm I SAVER MONDAYS 6pm ipm 5:30pm Ocean P Day ipm A SAVER MUNDAYS 6pm Courtesy photos by Chinook Winds Casino Resort staff Interim F&B Manager Peter Morris and Executive Chef Jack Strong (above) serve up seafood to festival-goers. 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