Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Code Green Events promote environmental awareness

Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino employees and guests enjoyed Code Green initiatives, designed to help promote environmental preservation and awareness.

Native American Culture

by
Carolyn Sostrom
05/23/2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino employees and guests enjoyed Code Green initiatives, designed to help promote environmental preservation and awareness.
Code Green events kicked off with Earth Hour on March 24, where Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino turned off non-essential exterior lighting for one hour. Code Green events concluded on April 30.
During Code Green Month, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino employees participated in Adopt a Highway cleanup, gardening, recycling and shredding events. A clothing drive gathered items for Pinal County Against Abuse. Recycling receptacles around the property encourage employees and guests to recycle – not just during Code Green Month, but all year long. Additional Code Green efforts included a drive that urged employees and guests to recycle plastic bags.
Collection and donation of surplus carpet benefitted the Valley Humane Society in Casa Grande. Employees also collected and brought in paint, light bulbs, and electronics for recycling. These items can’t be thrown away with regular waste, so this provided a safe place for proper disposal.
Tasty treats were also available during Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Code Green festivities. Dunkin Donuts on site offered green donuts, and The Lounge served up a specialty green cocktail for the monthly drink special. New this year, a salsa festival encouraged contestants to create and sample green salsa recipes.
For the souvenir-hunters, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino gift shop carried unique Code Green-themed merchandise including tree-free greeting cards, solar-powered garden lamps, and other recycled items.
Also promoted during Code Green, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino recycles gently used soap all year long. Clean the World in turn sends recycled soap bars to parts of the world where hygiene products are scarce.
Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino also participated in building hygiene kits for veterans in need. These kits were assembled during the 5K Poker Run Pool Party and were completed by 5K runners, guests and employees, using supplies sourced from Clean the World. Each hotel room at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino includes additional information about the different environmental initiatives that guests can help with simply by staying there.
Harrah’s Ak-Chin employees and their families used their painting skills with the Habitat for Humanity organization on April 28 to close out Code Green Month efforts. Employees who volunteer and give back to the community where they live and work is a cornerstone of Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino.
Code Green is an enterprise-wide initiative to promote environmental awareness and stewardship at all Caesars Entertainment Corporation properties. While some efforts like recycling take place all year long, Code Green events take a fun approach to involving employees and guests in the month-long celebration.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

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Last Updated on 01/25/2019 by Carolyn Sostrom

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Carolyn Sostrom

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Carolyn Sostrom is a long-time Arizona resident who loves desert sunsets, warm weather, Zumba, and the Western lifestyle.

She attended Saguaro High School in Scottsdale and then Arizona State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Similarly to the protagonist in *The Devil Wears Prada*, Carolyn moved to New York City right after college. She started working for the fashion magazine company Conde Nast but never transitioned to the dark side. After a few years, she left New York in the rearview mirror and returned to her home state, taking a reporter job at the *Apache Junction Independent*.

With over 30 years of freelance writing experience, Carolyn especially enjoys writing about community events and profiling individuals who are making a difference in their communities. She had the pleasure of interviewing a variety of cowboy personalities for an article she wrote for the *Scottsdale Independent* about the history of DC Ranch and its roots as a working ranch. Now, her Western adventures with CLN have her diving into the rugged automotive scene, exploring the trucks and rigs cowboys rely on for work, home, and play, a niche where grit meets horsepower.

She works at Raising Special Kids, a nonprofit resource center for families of children with disabilities and special healthcare needs. Carolyn also volunteers with the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix.

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