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March 2009 Tribes in the News
Barona Casino’s $1,000,000 Quacker Dash enefits San Diego Blood Bank
et your ducks in a row at the starting line in Barona Casino’s fth annual Quacker Dash fundraiser, bene ting the San Diego Blood Bank. Sponsor a racing rubber ducky for the suggested donation amount of $5 each in this fun fund- raising duck regatta. e sponsor of the winning duck will win $1,000,000!
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Starting on March 9th, and continuing through to April 30th, Duck sales will begin at The General Store located at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino. Patrons will receive a perforated portion of the donation envelope indicating their con rmation number.
On May 5th, thousands of yellow rubber ducks will race across the waterway at Vista’s Wave Waterpark. Before the race, an independent promotion company will draw a duck number. If the duck that crosses the nish line rst is the previously drawn duck number, the patron with that duck number will win $1,000,000. In addition, exciting rst, second and third place prizes will also be awarded.
And Club Barona members may use their Club Barona points to purchase ducks and have the chance to win $1,000,000. Patrons may also purchase the ducks by using other
TAribal Gaming Distributes $1.5 Million to Santa Barbara County
set aside by state o cials in what is known as a Special Distribution Fund (SDF), then disbursed by the local group, which is o cially called the Indian Gaming Community Bene t Committee.
Grants for the following projects were approved: Widening of Alamo Pintado Bridge on Highway 246 in Solvang—$173,281; Buellton additional law enforcement services—$132,000; Santa Barbara County Sheri ’s Department—
e fund is designed to help local governments handle o -reservation impacts of tribal gaming by permitting cities and counties to apply for grants funded by mandatory tribal contributions to the state SDF. To date, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, owners of Chumash Casino Resort, has paid more than $16 million into the SDF.
forms of payment, including Barona
Gift Cards, cash, and credit cards. And
any Club Barona member who adopts
a duck from e General Store within
the qualifying purchase dates will receive
1,000 Club Barona points per duck up to a maximum of 10,000 points for purchasing ducks at the General Store. After purchasing a duck, the guest must bring their receipt to any Club Barona booth in order to be credited the points on their account.
Proceeds from the Quacker Dash will bene t the lifesaving programs and services of the San Diego Blood Bank. If you have any questions about Barona’s $1,000,000 Quacker Dash, please contact the San Diego Blood Bank at 619-400-8176.
committee of city, county and Chumash Tribal representatives approved Five deputy sheri positions, $673,403, plus operating expenses for a public-safety nearly $1.5 million in grants in February to public agencies as part of a radio repeater, $1,200; and Santa Barbara County Fire Department— re ghter/ state-mandated process of distributing tribal gaming pro ts. e money is paramedic funding for Station 32 in Santa Ynez, $490,000.
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Southern California Tribes in the News