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Rivers Casino employees team with Northside Common Ministries to pack meals for those in need

January 24, 2024 / 1:18 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Casino employees volunteer at food pantry

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - On Wednesday, workers at Rivers Casino were giving back by packing up meals with Northside Common Ministries.

It was all part of the Rivers Gives program.

The volunteers put together kits with turkeys and hams at the food pantry in an effort to help fight food insecurity.

"We're from Pittsburgh, so it's really important to our team members to give back," said. Dr. Rahmon Hart, Director of Community Relations for The Rivers Pittsburgh. "So we have people from table games, human resources, it could be slots, food and beverage, all across the casino we have people that come on our service projects and give back."

This is the second year in a row The Rivers Gives has partnered with Northside Common Ministries.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.