Riverside Casino General Manager Damon John and University of Iowa’s Logan Lee Bowled for Kid’s Sake
RIVERSIDE, IOWA (April 14, 2023) — Damon John, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort General Manager and QCA native, led Riverside Casino and Golf Resort’s fundraising in the Bowl for Kid’s Sake Event. Riverside’s teams raised a total of $5,094.00 dollars in addition to the casino’s $1,500 sponsorship as part of its Winning Hands program. The event was held at Colonial Lanes in Iowa City on Sunday, February 26 and fundraising total were just released by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Johnson County.
In addition to staff, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort partnered with the SWARM to include six University of Iowa football players, including Orion, Illinois native, Logan Lee. Lee and others signed autographs and took photos for free will donations, which helped raise another $600 for the BBBS of Johnson County. The players who participated and contributed to the success of the event were:
Cooper DeJean — Ida Grove, Iowa
Tyler Elsbury — Byron, Illinois
Kyler Fisher — Gowrie, Iowa
Aaron Graves — Dayton, Iowa
Logan Lee — Orion, Illinois
Xavier Nwankpa — Pleasant Hill, Iowa
“Riverside is pleased to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County. It’s also great to partner with another Quad Cities native and University of Iowa football player Logan Lee for a good cause,” said Damon John, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort General Manager.
Daleta Thurness, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters added:
“Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County celebrated forty years of Bowl for Kids’ Sake February 25-March 3, 2023. We knew our village needed to rise to the occasion after the challenges of the past couple years. As expected, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort — Winning Hands as they have for many years, joined in the celebration and helped raise $114,000! Riverside Casino created additional support and excitement partnering with the SWARM to bring a team of talented and gracious football players from the Iowa Hawkeyes. This proved to bring more people to the event and added to our success. We are grateful to have RCGR and the SWARM join the BBBSJC Village with their generous support of 1:1 mentoring.”
