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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Potawatomi Bingo Casino works hard to be an honorable corporate citizen and community partner. Each year, the casino sponsors numerous area events and employees actively participate to contribute to their success.
Community Events
Festivals
Milwaukee is known as the "City of Festivals" and
Potawatomi Bingo Casino helps celebrate through
stage sponsorships and bingo sessions run by volunteer employees.
The casino contributes to these events:
- Seniorfest
- Pridefest
- Summerfest
- Festa Italiana
- River Rhythms
- Harbor Fest
- A Taste of Summer
- Wisconsin State Fair
- Senior Celebration
- Indian Summer
Parades
The casino sponsored these two Milwaukee
traditions:
- St. Patrick's Day Parade
- Veteran's Day Parade
Walks, Runs and
Rides
Charitable fundraisers like walks, runs and rides depend on
the community for financial support. Potawatomi Bingo Casino
funds the following events and casino employees participate
in each of them:
- Great Strides Walk to benefit Cystic Fibrosis
- Miller Lite Ride for the Arts to benefit United Performing
Arts Fund (UPAF)
- Strides for Lupus to benefit the Lupus foundation
- Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer
Society
- Brain Storm walk / Run to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation
- Make-a-Wish "Run to Fiesta" (Mexican Fiesta)
- Memory Walk to benefit Alzheimer's Association
- America's Walk for Diabetes
- National Multiple Sclerosis - MS Walk
- Sarah's Stride - Supporting the organ tissue donation
awareness programs
Charity Golf Sponsorships
Golf outings are another popular way to raise money for a
cause. Potawatomi Bingo Casino sponsors these outings:
- Potawatomi Bingo Casino Annual Charity Golf Outing
- This event has been initiated to do two things. One to
bring together our Manager's and Vendor's to build, maintain
our great working relationship, to express our appreciation
and a time for fun. Our other goal is to give back all
proceeds that are accrued to two charities. They are selected
by the FCPC/Foundation, each year two different Charities
are selected.
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
- Milwaukee Zoological Society
- Variety Club of Wisconsin
- American Indian Chamber of Commerce
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Indian Summer Golf Outing
- Greater Lombaro Open
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