LAS VEGAS, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Caesars
Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR), the world's most diversified
casino-entertainment provider, in collaboration with Clean the
World, a leader in global health, today announced the successful
distribution of 2,500 pounds of soap to 14,000 children
in Zambia. Team members from Caesars Entertainment and its
affiliates ("Caesars") hand-delivered the supplies last week to
help reduce the spread of disease.
"Our relationship with Clean the World exemplifies how we put
our PEOPLE PLANET PLAY commitment into action," said Jan Jones
Blackhurst, Caesars Entertainment Executive Vice President, Public
Policy & Corporate Responsibility. "Each year, Caesars collects
and donates more than 53 tons of soap and shampoo from hotel rooms,
so I am proud that our team members were able to see the process
through all the way to Zambia
where the soap is critical to reducing illnesses and the spread of
infection. It's an important mission that is both heart-warming and
vital."
The soap was hand-delivered to young children and their families
by Caesars team members, who were selected for the trip after being
nominated by colleagues. The unique experience gave the team
members a hands-on opportunity to see how recycled soaps and
shampoos from Caesars are saving lives.
This year's winners included Arena Hall-Miller, housekeeping
supervisor at Harrah's Cherokee Valley River; Joyce Bullock, EVS Supervisor at Horseshoe
Southern Indiana; and Georgina
Guerrero, housekeeping floor manager at Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino.
"Delivering the recycled soap to thousands of children in
Zambia was a life-changing
experience," said Arena Hall-Miller, housekeeping supervisor at
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River. "It opened my eyes to the critical
needs of people around the world and how companies like Caesars and
Clean the World are coming together to help save lives. I am
grateful for the chance to make a difference."
The relationship between Caesars and Clean the World began in
2010 when housekeepers at Caesars' Las
Vegas affiliates organized a soap collection system as a way
to reduce the amount of bathroom items being thrown in landfills.
The Caesars Foundation recognized the organization's impact on the
environment, as well as a shared commitment to health and wellness,
and helped fund the first Recycling Operations Center in
Las Vegas. In the eight years
since the partnership began, Caesars Entertainment and the Caesars
Foundation have gifted $3.1 million
to Clean the World in financial contributions, pounds of soap
and volunteer hours. Caesars' North American hotel properties have
also distributed more than 2.4 million bars of soap to be
sanitized, reformulated and distributed in 127 countries.
About Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Caesars
Entertainment is the world's most diversified casino-entertainment
provider and the most geographically diverse U.S.
casino-entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, in 1937, Caesars Entertainment
has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and
acquisitions and its portfolio of subsidiaries now operate 47
casinos in 13 U.S. states and five countries. Caesars
Entertainment's resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®,
Harrah's® and Horseshoe® brand names. Caesars Entertainment's
portfolio also includes the Caesars Entertainment UK family of
casinos. Caesars Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and
value with its guests through a unique combination of great
service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational
excellence and technology leadership. Caesars Entertainment is
committed to its employees, suppliers, communities and the
environment through its PEOPLE PLANET PLAY framework. For more
information, please visit www.caesars.com.
About Clean the World
Clean the World is a social
enterprise dedicated to the mission of saving millions of lives
around the world while simultaneously diverting hotel waste from
landfills. Clean the World operates soap recycling centers in
Orlando, Las Vegas, Hong
Kong, Punta Cana, and
Amsterdam and leads a "Global
Hygiene Revolution" to distribute recycled soap and hygiene
products from more than 5,000 hotel and resort partners. The
organization benefits children and families in countries with a
high pre-adolescent death rate due to acute respiratory infection
(pneumonia) and diarrheal diseases (cholera) – which are two of the
top killers of children under the age of five. Since 2009, more
than 46 million bars of Clean the World soap have been distributed
in over 127 countries. Clean the World has served over 10 million
individuals through its soap distribution and hygiene education
programs. In addition, Clean the World provides hygiene kits to
relief organizations throughout North
America. More information: CleantheWorld.org.
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