The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds® Casinos announced today a donation of 1,000 food boxes to those in need during the week of Thanksgiving. This year’s Thanksgiving food box includes a Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Canned Corn, Cranberry Sauce, and Pumpkin Pie. Distribution will be completed through several organizations and Four Winds Casinos team members were present today at the Salvation Army located at 233 Michigan Street in Benton Harbor, Mich. at 1 p.m. eastern to hand out 300 food boxes.
Additional recipient organizations include: Decatur Human Services in Decatur; Marcellus Community Food Pantry in Marcellus; Cooperating Ministries/Methodist Church in Hartford; Action Ministry Center in Dowagiac; Caring Connection in Benton Harbor; Lawrence United Methodist Church in Lawrence, and Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Citizens.
Commenting on the donation, Matthew Wesaw, Tribal Council Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi said, “The Pokagon Band and its Four Winds Casinos are very proud to be able to continue our long-standing annual tradition of donating food items to those in need during the holiday season.”
Mary Smith, Chief Operating Officer of Four Winds Casinos added, “This marks the ninth consecutive year of this program and we hope this offering will lift the spirits and ease the burden of individuals and families struggling to put food on the table for the holiday.”
About The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s sovereignty was reaffirmed under legislation signed into law by President Clinton in September of 1994. The Pokagon Band is dedicated to providing community development initiatives such as housing, education, family services, medical care, and cultural preservation for its more than 6,000 citizens. The Pokagon Band’s ten-county service area includes four counties in Southwestern Michigan and six in Northern Indiana. Its main administrative offices are located in Dowagiac, Mich., with a satellite office in South Bend, Ind. In 2007, it opened Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Mich., followed by Four Winds Hartford in 2011, Four Winds Dowagiac in 2013 and Four Winds South Bend in January 2018. The Pokagon Band operates a variety of non-gaming businesses through its investment enterprises, Mno-Bmadsen and the Pokagon Development Authority. More information is available at www.pokagonband-nsn.gov, www.fourwindscasino.com and www.mno-bmadsen.com.
