It’s a place
where ordinary people become instant winners
and millionaires, but this month the management and
staff at Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World (SUNCOAST)
are celebrating a few coups of their very own.
Durban’s largest casino and leading entertainment
destination recently scooped parent company Tsogo
Sun Gaming’s CSI Award for its various social
upliftment projects in Durban and surrounds.
To
add to this, SUNCOAST Executive Director, Mike
Dowsley and his four-ball team comprising Brazilian
professional golfer, Adilson da Silva, Sunshine Tour
commissioner Gareth Tindall, and Alberts Breed,
Managing Executive of Vodacom KZN, conquered the
undulating, 6,157-metre layout of the Country Club
this month to win the Sunshine Tour SUNCOAST Classic
Pro-Am golf round played on 6 August.
Dowsley
said his staff was toasting the success of lots of
hard work, a positive attitude and an element of fun
thrown in for good measure.
He said staff felt most proud about the Tsogo Sun
CSI Award, which pitted the Durban casino against
the community upliftment initiatives of sister
properties Montecasino in Johannesburg, Hemingways
Casino in East London, Emnotweni Casino in Nelspruit
and The Ridge Casino in Witbank, Mpumalanga.
“Our
employees, through SUNCOAST’s Community Upliftment
Project (CUP), have been instrumental in giving of
their time and energy to ensure SUNCOAST ploughs
back into the community, so for them this is a very
special accolade,” said Dowsley.
SUNCOAST currently supports the Vukukhanye
Community Upliftment Initiative, as their main CSI
beneficiary. Vukukhanye addresses
child and family welfare amid the HIV/AIDS epidemic
in the historically disadvantaged area of
Chesterville, Cato Manor.
SUNCOAST
provides eight school and tertiary bursaries, which
include school fees and financial support for other
expenses. In addition, sports equipment and gear is
donated to Vukukhanye’s ‘Sport For All’ project,
with 100 children already enrolled to take part in
the project. The staff’s hands-on support includes
outings and assistance with the maintenance of
school buildings, sports grounds and other
facilities.
The casino previously supported
the Gozololo Children’s Home in KwaMashu and The
Right To Live Campaign, with continuous support to
various charity initiatives such as the Sunflower
Fund’s Bandana Day.
Recently patrons also
expressed enthusiastic support for SUNCOAST by
voting it the Best Casino in an annual competition
run by a local newspaper.
Commenting further on the
accolades, Dowsley said, "It is a true reflection of
the passion and commitment of our staff that we
continue to enjoy such enthusiastic support while
still making an important difference to those who
need it most."
Caption above:
Left to right: SUNCOAST’s CSI Committee: Prinella
Pillay, PR Manager; Mike Dowsley, Executive Director
and Eugene Boniface, Marketing Manager.
Caption above: Left to right:
Gareth Tindall, , Sunshine Tour commissioner;
Adilson da Silva, professional golfer; Alberts
Breed, Managing Executive of Vodacom KZN, and Mike
Dowsley, SUNCOAST Executive Director
Caption above: Left to right:
Gareth Tindall, Sunshine Tour commissioner; Mike
Dowsley, SUNCOAST Executive Director; Alberts Breed,
Managing Executive of Vodacom KZN, and Adilson da
Silva, professional golfer, pictured with two
SUNCOAST promo girls.
Editorial
Contact: Jozi Donjeany
Simeka TWS Communications
Tel: 031 203 9800
Cell: 0798982211
jozid@simekatws.co.za
For more info:
SUNCOAST Marketing Department
Tel: 031 328 3000
www.suncoastcasino.co.za
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