Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s signature charity program Heart of Canal Street pulled in $1.16 million in 2018 to benefit 31 area children’s charities.
This year’s total exceeded last year’s, which raised $1.15 million.
As Potawatomi’s charity of choice, Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc. received $100,000. The funding will support the organization’s New Paths program, which provides services to youth affected by sex trafficking.
The other 30 charities will each receive more than $35,000. Twenty of the organizations were randomly selected for the program in November. They joined 10 signature charities previously selected by Potawatomi’s media partners in August.
Heart of Canal Street funds are raised primarily through Canal Street bingo games played during every bingo session from August through mid-December.
“The 25th annual Heart of Canal Street campaign has certainly been an exciting and inspiring one for all of us at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino,” said Rodney Ferguson, chief executive officer and general manager. “None of these gifts would be possible without the vision and support for Heart of Canal Street from the Forest County Potawatomi community.”
The organizations that received donations this year include:
Signature Charities
- City Year Milwaukee—presented by Lamar Outdoor
- Danceworks—presented by OnMilwaukee.com
- Exploit No More, Inc.—presented by iHeart Media
- Hunger Task Force—presented by Clear Channel Outdoor
- Junior Achievement Wisconsin —presented by WITI-TV, FOX 6
- Lake Valley Camp—presented by WDJT-TV, CBS58
- Neighborhood House of Milwaukee—presented by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- REDGen—presented by Fox Sports Network
- Walker’s Point Center for the Arts—presented by 88nine Radio Milwaukee
- The Women’s Center—presented by Entercom Media
Randomly Selected Charities
- Adoption Choice, Inc.
- Aurora Family Services
- Bong Naturalist Association
- Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha
- Elevate, Inc.
- FRIENDS, Inc.
- Good Friend, Inc.
- Helping Hands Healing Hooves
- IndependenceFirst
- Kenosha Human Development Services Inc.
- Kyle’s Korner – The Reiman Center for Grieving Children,Teens
- Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
- Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club
- Ozaukee Family Services
- Parents Place, Inc.
- Prevent Blindness Wisconsin
- Schauer Arts & Activities Center
- The Threshold, Inc.
- Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association
- Woodland Pattern Book Center
