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09/18/2009
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Sept. 18, 2009
GRAND SIERRA RESORT AND FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN NEVADA PRESENT
AN XTREME 24-HOUR FOOD DRIVE SEPT. 25 - 26
Reno, Nev. – Grand Sierra Resort and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada join forces for an Xtreme 24-Hour Food Drive from 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.
Guests who bring a food item will receive an Xtreme card, good for the following offers through October at Grand Sierra Resort:
-One free game of bowling and one free shoe rental per day
-One free draft beer at Xtreme Sports Bar + Lounge
-One free game of laser tag, admission into the soft play area or $5 in tokens per day
-Buy one entrée and receive the second entrée free at Café Sierra
Canned food items may be dropped off in the gas station parking lot at the north end of the property. Guests who bring in one case of canned food items (24 cans) or the cash equivalent ($25) will be awarded a raffle ticket to win Xtreme prizes. U.S. Food Service will be kicking off the food drive with its donation of cases of non-perishable food.
Xtreme Sports Bar + Lounge is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, call 775.789.2677.
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About Grand Sierra Resort and Casino:
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR) is in the heart of Reno/Tahoe - America’s Adventure Place. GSR is northern Nevada’s most complete resort destination with nearly 2,000 guest rooms and suites. The property offers a wide variety of accommodations for the everyday business traveler to the complete family vacation with amenities that include 200,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, branded retail shopping, headliner entertainment, a cinema, a 50-lane championship bowling center, outdoor thrill rides, aqua golf driving range, the largest casino north of Las Vegas with 24 hours of heart-pounding action plus so much more. GSR is a proud member of Summit Hotels and Resorts, a prestigious brand of Preferred Hotel Group. For more information, please visit www.grandsierraresort.com or to make reservations call 1.800.648.5080.
About The Food Bank of Northern Nevada:
The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is a regional food distribution and support system serving over 100 partner agencies in Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada provides and supports programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs and Kids Cafe (dinner program), Kids Cafe Summer Meals program, Food Stamp Outreach and much more. Among clients who visit emergency food program sites, 58% are over age 50 and 35% are over age 65. Children are the most vulnerable to hunger; 37% of emergency food recipients are children under the age of 18. Last year the Food Bank of Northern Nevada provided over 4 million meals to low income seniors, children and families. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is a member of Feeding America ~ The Nation’s Food Bank Network (formerly America’s Second Harvest).
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