Boyd Gaming awards "Wreaths of Hope" Winners

(PRESS RELEASE) -- For the eighth consecutive year, Boyd Gaming celebrated 35 southern Nevada charities that participated in the Company’s holiday competition, “Wreaths of Hope.” Participating non-profit organizations decorated wreaths at Aliante Casino & Hotel & Spa, The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, Suncoast Hotel & Casino, Sam’s Town Las Vegas, Cannery Casino & Hotel, and Main Street Station Casino Brewery and Hotel while competing for top prizes of a nearly $65,000 prize pool. Customer votes determined the winners, with more than 38,000 total votes cast.

From 21 November through 16 December, the public was invited to vote for their favorite charity’s wreath at each participating property or online via Boyd Gaming’s social media platforms. The seven Las Vegas destinations each awarded a $8,500 prize pool, with a first-place prize of $3,000 and a minimum cash prize of $1,000 for all participants.

The fan-favorite competition garnered more than 26,000 in-person votes, in addition to the 12,000 online votes cast through the Wreaths of Hope social media contest. An additional prize pool of $5,000 was awarded to the top three performing charities in the social media competition, with a $2,500 first-place prize, $1,500 second-place prize, and $1,000 third-place prize.

The results for the 2022 Wreaths of Hope competition are as follows:

Aliante Casino & Hotel & Spa
1. Pawtastic Friends
2. Three Square Food Bank
3. Habitat for Humanity
Honorary Mentions: Project 150 and FIRST Nevada

The Orleans Hotel and Casino
1. Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Southern Nevada
2. Boy Scouts Las Vegas Area Council
3. Street Dogz
Honorary Mentions: CORE, Powered by The Rogers Foundation and Leaders In Training

Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
1. Kline Veterans Fund
2. Hearts Alive Foundation
3. Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
Honorary Mentions: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation and The Public Education Foundation

Suncoast Hotel & Casino
1. U.S. VETS Las Vegas
2. Wagging Tails Rescue
3. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas
Honorary Mentions: United Way of Southern Nevada and The Just One Project

Sam’s Town Las Vegas
1. Positively Kids
2. Heaven Can Wait Animal Society
3. American Red Cross
Honorary Mentions: USO Nevada and Spread the Word Nevada

Cannery Casino & Hotel
1. Pawsitive Difference
2. Opportunity Village
3. Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada
Honorary Mentions: LVMPD Foundation and HopeLink of Southern Nevada

Main Street Station Casino Brewery and Hotel
1. Las Vegas Hawaiian Civic Club
2. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
3. Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada
Honorary Mentions: Nevada SPCA and HELP of Southern Nevada

Social Media Contest
1. Pawtastic Friends
2. Street Dogz
3. U.S. VETS Las Vegas