The base amount of grant money was set at $140,000 annually and increases yearly due to inflation, Bowman explained. We set the criteria for the township for people to apply and we’re very committed to it.’ ‘We were getting several inquiries from charities when the casino opened, and we felt this would be the fairest way to do it. ‘When the casino first opened we made an agreement with the township and our commitment from day one has been to do everything possible for the community.’Īs a BCA member, Bowman helps decide which of the many organizations who apply will receive funding, he said. ‘From a firehouse to Meals on Wheels to scholarships, we’re happy to help so many causes in our own backyard,’ Bowman said prior to the ceremony. Mike Bowman, president and CEO of Valley Forge Casino Resort, can normally take comfort in the glittering First Avenue hot spot’s ongoing profitability, but on Thursday he was all smiles about giving money away. High stakes and glimmering lights quietly gave way to a couple of hours of pure philanthropy and delectable hors d’oeuvres and desserts in the Radisson Hotel’s Waterford Ballroom for the annual Upper Merion Township Board of Community Assistance (BCA) awards reception.

Many who didn’t come to King of Prussia to gamble went home winners nonetheless when Valley Forge Casino Resort gave out charitable jackpots to dozens of community organizations and local students. UPPER MERION – The old saying in Vegas, ‘Money talks, everything else walks’ was on target in another casino town on Thursday – but not in the way it was originally intended.

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