Boyd Gaming's 2023 "Wreaths and Trees of Hope" Results Have Been Tallied!
1/9/2024
Boyd Gaming wrapped up its 16th annual decorating competition, “Wreaths and Trees of Hope,” with more than $200,000 in total funds being awarded to non-profit organizations across the nation.
The 2023 holiday competition saw more participants than ever, with 186 organizations decorating wreaths and trees in the spirit of their mission. Customers were asked to vote for their favorite charities online or in-person to determine results.
Since its debut at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel in 2007, the Company has expanded the competition to 26 Boyd Gaming properties nationwide. This year, the Company welcomed numerous charities competing for the first time. Over the last 16 years, Boyd Gaming has awarded nearly $1.5 million to non-profit organizations across the country.
The national prize pool awarded in 2023 represents the largest prize pool in the history of the competition. The results of the 2023 competition are as follows:
Illinois
1. Pet Pack Rescue Initiative
2. Heats for Change IL, LTD
3. Ronald McDonald House of Charities of Central Illinois
Indiana
1. Broads on Boards
2. HOPPS, Inc.
3. PFLAG
Honorary Mention: Moms Needing Moms
1. Special Olympics LaPorte County
2. Save the Dunes Conservation Fund
3. Nest Community Shelter
Honorary Mentions: LaPorte County Habitat for Humanity and The Social and Learning Institute
Iowa
1. Two by Two Character Development
2. Dubuque Trees Forever
3. Special
Olympics of Iowa
Honorary
Mention: Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless
1. Patriots for Pets
2. Five Sisters Project
3. 43 North Iowa
Honorary Mention: Northern Lights Alliance for the Homeless
Kansas
1. Beauties and Beasts
2. Passageways
3. Wellington Humane Society
Louisiana
1.St. Mary Outreach/United Way
2. Roots & Ribbons Foundation
Delta Downs Racetrack Hotel & Casino
1. Orange County Special Angels Rodeo
2. St. Nicholas Center for Children
3. Autism Services of SWLA
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino
1. Opelousas Lions Club
2. Opelousas Area Cerebral Palsy Clinic
3. Creator's Canvas Cancer Research Foundation
Honorary Mentions: Veterans Point Louisiana and Hospice Promise Foundation
1. Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana
2. Saved By Grace
3. Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
1. Metro Center for Community Advocacy
2. Dawn Busters Kiwanis
3. Animal Rescue New Orleans Inc.
Mississippi
1. Gulf Coast Center for Non-Violence
2. Back Bay Mission
3. Humane Society of South Mississippi
Honorary Mentions: From Our Hearts to Yours and Woodside Wildlife Rescue
Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica
1. Tunica Humane Society
2. Mississippi Project Package
3. House of Grace
Missouri
Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City
1. Bags of Fun
2. Wayside Waifs
3. Northland Therapeutic Riding Center
Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles
1. Five Acres Animal Shelter
2. St. Charles City-County Library Foundation
3. Action for Autism
Honorary Mention: BCI
Nevada
1. Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada
2. Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
3. Project Marilyn
Honorary Mentions: Hearts Alive Village and Capability Health & Human Services
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
1. Pawtastic Friends
2. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
3. Williams-Marshall Cares Leadership Program
Honorary Mentions: Communities In Schools of Nevada and The LGBTQIA+ Center
1. Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada
2. A Home 4 Spot
3. United Way of Southern Nevada
Honorary Mentions: The Just One Project and Las Vegas Okinawan Club
1. A Path 4 Paws
2. Cure 4 The Kids Foundation
3. Chefs for Kids
Honorary Mentions: Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada and Hope Means Nevada
Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
1. Las Vegas Breast Cancer Warriors
2. PAWsitive Difference
3. UNSHAKEABLE
Honorary Mentions: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Nevada and The Public Education Foundation
1. Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
2. American Red Cross of Southern Nevada
3. Golden Retriever Rescue Southern Nevada
Honorary Mentions: The Ability Center of Southern Nevada and CORE, Powered by The Rogers Foundation
Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel
1. Heaven Can Wait Animal Society
2. 9th Island Cultural Club of Las Vegas
3. Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
Honorary Mentions: Positively Arts and GiGi’s Playhouse
1. East Valley Family Services
2. Las Vegas Avicultural Society (Las Vegas Bird Club)
3. Aid for AIDS Nevada (AFAN)
Ohio
1. League for Animal Welfare
2. Ken Anderson Alliance
3. DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Pennsylvania
1. Laurel House
2. YWCA- Tri County Area
3. Orion Communities
California
1. Native Breast Cancer Awareness Walk/Run
2. Elk Grove Food Bank
3. Paws For A Purpose
To learn more about the positive impact we are having on our communities across the country, visit www.caringtheboydway.com.