The Rose Gaming Resort gives $26K to Northern Virginia groups as part of 'Rosie's Gives Back'

The recently opened Rose Gaming Resort in Dumfries contributed $26,000 through its Rosie’s Gives Back program in the fourth quarter of 2024 to support community organizations serving youth, veterans, food rescue and victims of child abuse, according to a news release from Rosie’s.

Recipients of contributions include:

• $7,500 to Childhelp – Support of the Shining Stars Gala to fund the Alice C. Tyler Village near Culpeper, a residential treatment facility that provides a safe environment to severely abused and neglected children.

• $5,000 to Kappa Foundation of Fredericksburg—The Kappa Foundation of Frederick seeks to help the youth of the Fredericksburg area develop a positive sense of self, learn appropriate decision-making skills, and become moral, upstanding members of our larger community.

• $5,000 to Northern Virginia Food Rescue—Northern Virginia Food Rescue leverages technology to support a network of Food Rescue Programs throughout Northern Virginia working to ensure food equity, local agriculture to expand healthy food options, educational opportunities to increase community health and advocacy to strengthen our food system.

• $5,000 to Uniting US—Uniting US, a nonprofit that empowers veterans, military and their families to inspire communities to heal, find wellness and unite through art.

• $2,000 to Manassas Symphony Orchestra - The Manassas Symphony Orchestra is a community-service organization aimed at enriching, educating and entertaining its audiences and musicians alike with high-quality concerts and by enhancing traditional performances with innovative programming.

• $1,000 to Pattie Elementary PTCO - A volunteer-run organization that supports the Dumfries school's mission of “Passion, Positivity, Pride and Performance.”

• $500 to Covington Harper PTO – A volunteer run organization to support the Dumfries school’s vision to build relationships with each student and family in our diverse community in an effort to help students achieve excellence.

“Our team at the Rose is proud to support multiple organizations this quarter that support children in our community,” Bobbi Sample, general manager of The Rose Gaming Resort and Rosie’s Dumfries, said in the release. “Our donations this quarter are for organizations that support children in a number of ways including food security, through the arts, through their schools, leadership development and therapeutic programs.”

Community nonprofit organizations can request financial, volunteer, in-kind or other support through the Rosie’s Gives Back program by submitting an online request form. 

The Rose, which opened in the fall, and Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums around the state contribute to local organizations and causes through the “Rosie’s Gives Back” program, which has made more than $5 million in direct donations and in-kind contributions and donated thousands of hours of volunteer service, according to the release.