RIVERS CASINO PITTSBURGH’S “RIVERS GIVES” TEAM VOLUNTEER WITH ALLEGHENY CLEANWAYS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RIVERS CASINO PITTSBURGH’S “RIVERS GIVES” TEAM
VOLUNTEER WITH ALLEGHENY CLEANWAYS

PITTSBURGH — July 26, 2022 — Team Members from Rivers Casino Pittsburgh will be volunteering with Allegheny CleanWays on Wednesday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. Team Members will help clean litter and debris from the Heritage Trail that runs behind Rivers Casino, and they will also board a 28-foot pontoon boat and help clean debris that has accumulated along the shoreline.

Allegheny CleanWays has been instrumental in engaging and partnering with community groups to remove more than 5.4 million pounds of debris, including more than 36,000 tires, from vacant lots, wooded hillsides, alleyways, roadsides, streams, and riverbanks. Each year hundreds of volunteers work with them to remove trash from the landscape to improve community health and vitality.

“The work that Allegheny CleanWays does on a daily basis is what keeps Pittsburgh going as the clean and vibrant city that it is,” said Dr. Rahmon Hart, director of community relations at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh.

While they continue to partner with an expanding list of organizations to do the cleanup work, Allegheny CleanWays also works on litter and illegal dumping prevention, conduct cleanup coordinator workshops, and have become active in advocating for policies to reduce the amount of trash produced, such as reducing the use of single-use plastics and making it easier for consumers to recycle electronics (e.g., TVs, microwaves, stereos).

“We truly appreciate the relationship we have developed with the Rivers Gives team,” said Hannah Hohman, Water-Based Program Coordinator at Allegheny CleanWays. “We look forward to our volunteer day each year.”

Rivers Gives is the casino’s long-running community outreach program, in which casino staffers report to work at a local nonprofit instead of the gaming floor. This is the ninth day of service with Allegheny CleanWays by the Rivers Gives team in recent years. Earlier this spring, Rivers Gives volunteers also worked with Veterans Place repainting an outside deck and lounge area.

For more information about Rivers Casino, please visit RiversCasino.com. If you’re interested in connecting with Rivers Casino’s Rivers Gives team, please visit RiversCasino.RequestItem.com.

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ABOUT RIVERS CASINO PITTSBURGH: Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, located on the city’s North Shore and open 24/7, is one of Western Pennsylvania’s premier gaming and entertainment destinations. Rivers offers over 2,500 slot machines, 99 table games, 55 hybrid gaming seats, and a 30-table poker room. Home of BetRivers Sportsbook, Pittsburgh’s first and only licensed sportsbook, Rivers is the spot for any and all sports fans and bettors. Other amenities include a diverse lineup of eight distinct bars and restaurants, including Martorano’s Prime, the Italian-American steakhouse by celebrity cook Steve Martorano, and a 25,000 square foot, second-level Event Center that hosts concerts, weddings, and more. For additional information and current offerings, please visit RiversCasino.com/Pittsburgh.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Hunter Dougherty

For Rivers Casino Pittsburgh

267-884-2307

[email protected]