Page 5 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - January, 2019

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ROOF thankful for kindness Lucky Eagle brings

on new IT director
Food bank donations assist makes a list of
community members in need everything she Lucky Eagle Casino &
gets at ROOF.
On her last visit Hotel recently added James
Dear Theresa Youckton and members at to Wal-Mart, she McMahan as its new Director
the Oakville Indian Shaker Church, left with an extra of Information Technology. He
Thank you so much for the food drive $100 that she has more than 25 years of IT
experience and has spent most
you did recently at your holiday bazzar. You didn’t have to spend because she used ROOF of his career in the casino and
collected a total of 133 pounds of food. What as a resource. She is very thankful for the hospitality industry. James
a blessing it is! I’ll have it sorted and put help that ROOF provides and the money she also has an MBA from the James McMahan
out for people to take this week. I hope your is able to save for other bills or necessities. University of Mississippi.
bazaar was successful. I am so thankful for I hope her story gives you a better idea of James has three children and has been
people like you who care about those in need how your money and food donations help married for more than 30 years. He enjoys
within the community and the support of the our clients in a very real, practical way. kayaking, hunting and fishing. James is excited
ROOF programs. Thank you again, and happy New Year! to explore the natural beauty of Washington
We’ve had some record numbers this year. Cindy Caturla and looks forward to helping Lucky Eagle
In October and November, we had 796 and Food Bank Coordinator Casino & Hotel move into the future.
850 visits to our food bank. We normally
have about 650 visits per month. We also
gave out more Thanksgiving baskets than
ever (220). This is 55 more than we give out
normally.
I would like to share a story with you
about one of our clients. She is a single mom
with three middle-school-aged children. This
woman is working two jobs to make ends
meet. She is very frugal and keeps detailed
records of her finances so she can make
sure that every penny counts. She uses our
food bank about once a month. Although
we encourage her to come more often, she
refuses and says, “others need the food more
than we do.”
When she does come to the food bank, she

LUCKY EAGLE
CONCERT PERKS

TRIBAL MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

n Chehalis tribal members now
receive exclusive advance ticket
sales for Lucky Eagle Casino &
Hotel concerts. The pre-sale will
start 24 hours before tickets
go on sale to the general public.

n Tribal members can purchase
up to four pre-sale tickets at
the Lucky Star Rewards Center
(formerly the players club) with
valid tribal identification.
n Announcements about advance
tickets sales will
be made as events * Special tribal member rate available
are booked and through February 2019
confirmed.