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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
May 2010
May 2010 Tribes in the News (Continued)
Augustine Casino Raises $17,604 for Loma Linda
IRonald McDonald House
n April, Augustine Casino raised funds again this for families of critically ill and injured children year for the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. receiving medical treatment at Loma Linda University
Augustine Casino presented the Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital and nearby medical facilities.
(RMHC) create, nd and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children by focusing on the critical needs of children. RMHC believes that when you change a child’s life, you change a family’s, which can change a community, and ultimately the world.
San Manuel Tribe Donates $250,000 to Memorialize TNative American Veterans and Servicemen & Women
House with a check for $17,604.43. e casino had designated a bank of slot machines for the annual bene t. Last year $15,610.76 was raised during the 14-day event.
e mission of the Ronald McDonald House of Loma Linda is to provide a “home away from home”
ere are 52 Ronald McDonald Houses worldwide and 11 in California, including Bakers eld, Loma Linda, Madera, Orange, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and two in Los Angeles. e Ronald McDonald House Charities
he San Manuel Band of Mission Indians honors a tradition of service among Indian people during World War II. e code was never broken by announced in mid March that it is donating that began before the founding of this country and the enemy.
$250,000 to the Riverside National Cemetery will continue into its future.” e American Indian Veterans Memorial will be
Memorial & Monuments Committee for the design and construction of a monument honoring the contributions of Native American Veterans and Servicemen & Women in the Armed Forces. e monument will be erected and housed at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside.
“San Manuel has made this contribution in gratitude for the sacri ce of Native American veterans to defend their country and native homelands,” said San Manuel Chairman James Ramos. “ is monument
In a 2006 message to American Indian tribal leaders in Washington, DC, Jim Nicholson, then-Secretary of the O ce of Veterans A airs, acknowledged the service of Native Americans in defense of the freedoms enjoyed by all Americans. According to Nicholson, Native Americans serve in the military in higher numbers per capita than any other group in the country. Native American Codetalkers from several Indian tribes are widely acknowledged for using their tribal languages to transmit messages
the rst of its kind in a national cemetery. Aside from honoring Native American veterans and their families, the monument will also educate and inform guests about important contributions that American Indian Veterans have made in service to our country. San Manuel will be joining the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in partnership to make this monument a reality.
Southern California Tribes in the News