Feeding Forward 2025 goal achievement
announced on World Hunger Day 2024
LAS
VEGAS, May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM
Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ("MGM Resorts" or the "Company")
announced today that it has donated five million meals into the
community since 2016, marking the achievement of a 2025 social
impact and sustainability goal well ahead of schedule. In 2023
alone, the Company donated more than 1.2 million meals to feed food
insecure people in local communities.
The five million meals were donated through the MGM Resorts
Feeding Forward program. Many were the result of grants to
organizations that focus on hunger relief and funded meals donated
to local nonprofit organizations. Other donations involved rescuing
unserved food from multiple points along the Company's food and
beverage operations and safely delivering donations into the
communities in which MGM Resorts operates across the United States.
"We are extremely proud of the environmental and social impacts
of this program," said Jyoti Chopra,
Chief People, Inclusion and Sustainability Officer at MGM Resorts.
"This incredible achievement is the result of innovation, creative
drive and the hard work of our people, all of which allows us to
recover food of all types at a significant scale and help our
neighbors struggling with food insecurity. In keeping with this
year's World Hunger Day theme, our company is committed to breaking
the cycle of malnutrition and building a thriving world."
The most innovative aspect of the Feeding Forward program is the
donation of prepared food from buffets and events, which addresses
the major environmental concern of food waste alongside the
societal challenge of food insecurity. Trays of food are cooled,
packaged and frozen in on-property blast chillers, ensuring safe
storage temperatures before the meals are redistributed into the
community. They are then donated to Three Square Food Bank, where
items are added to the inventory and distributed to food insecure
people. More than 130 hunger relief agencies have selected prepared
frozen meals from Three Square's online ordering system.
According to 2023 data from the national nonprofit Feeding
America, there are more than 274,000 Southern Nevada residents—one in eight
people—who struggle with food insecurity. Together with this and
other programs, MGM Resorts is committed to food security in all of
the regions in which it operates, with recent grants to hunger
relief organizations that total nearly $375,000, including nearly $195,000 to organizations in Southern Nevada. Local organizations to
receive funding include Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, HELP of Southern Nevada, the Just One Project, Nevada
Homeless Alliance, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las
Vegas Inc and the United States Veterans Initiative.
From our partners:
Beth Martino, President and
CEO, Three Square Food Bank
"Assistance from major partners in the community is crucial to
our operation, especially as recent reports show food insecurity
rising in Southern Nevada. The
significant efforts of MGM Resorts International in combatting food
waste have resulted in hundreds of thousands of pounds of food
donated annually, providing invaluable support in our mission to
achieve a hunger-free community."
Alyson McCarthy, CEO of Ronald
McDonald House Charities of Greater Las
Vegas:
"Families with seriously ill or injured children come to the
doorsteps of the Ronald McDonald House with the weight of the world
on their shoulders. Whether it's because they don't think about
eating, can't afford to spend the money, or simply can't make
another decision, many go without eating a regular healthy meal.
With MGM Resorts' commitment to providing hunger relief in our
community, we are able to serve nearly 5,200 freshly prepared meals
to children and families through our Taste of Home Dinner Program.
This helps meet a nutritional need to keep their strength up during
a difficult time and, more importantly, it enables families to
fully focus on what is most important – the recovery of their
child."
Elizabeth McCarthy, President
& CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey:
"South Jersey, and particularly Atlantic City, has some of New Jersey's highest rates of food insecurity.
In the face of such great need, we're grateful for our partnership
with MGM Resorts. This five million meal milestone is an incredible
testament to their commitment to ensuring that all of our neighbors
in need have enough to eat."
ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment
company with national and international locations featuring
best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art
meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical
entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant,
nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive,
iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts
portfolio encompasses 31 unique hotel and gaming destinations
globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in
the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S.
sports betting and online gaming through
market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the
Company's subsidiary LeoVegas AB offers sports betting
and online gaming through market-leading brands in several
jurisdictions throughout Europe.
The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in
Asia through the integrated resort
opportunity in Japan. Through its
"Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the
Planet" philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more
sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in
the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it
operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their
Company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's
Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on
Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
MGM RESORTS CONTACT:
Andrea
Bruce
Manager, Social Impact and Sustainability Communications
Abruce@mgmresorts.com
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