TRIBAL GAMING OPERATIONS TO
PROVIDE FUEL ASSISTANCE TO
LOW-INCOME HOMES IN AKWESASNE

ST. REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE— The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s gaming operations will be conducting a check presentation to provide fuel assistance to Akwesasne residents. The Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and the Mohawk Bingo Palace will be providing $180,000 each to assist as many as 600 low-income homes in the community. The fuel assistance will supplement any home heating assistance households may currently be receiving from the Tribe’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LI-HEAP.

What:
Check Presentation
Media Availability

Who:
Tribal Chief Barbara A. Lazore
Tribal Chief James W. Ransom
Tribal Chief Lorraine M. White
Sub-Chief Emily Lauzon
Sub-Chief Ron LaFrance
Sub-Chief Donald Thompson
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino General Manager
Dianna Tarbell
Mohawk Bingo Palace General Manager Leonard Oakes
Tribal Executive Director Dawn Thompson

When:
9a.m. , Monday, November 28, 2005

Where:
Main Lobby
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino
Akwesasne , New York

WHY: 
Community members can expect to pay more this winter for home heating as a result of increased energy costs. The Tribal Council wanted to expand on its fuel assistance program from 2004 for seniors and include low-income households. The contributions of the Tribe’s two casinos will assist hundreds of households and is an example of tribal gaming giving back to the community.

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