LAS VEGAS, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cultural Diversity Foundation
honored Tony Gladney, Vice President of Corporate Diversity of Harrah's
Entertainment with a "Golden Hand Service Award" Thursday at Nevada
Partners Culinary Training Academy.
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The "Golden Hand Service" awards honors exceptional individuals who
have contributed outstanding service to the community and have gone above
and beyond the call of duty to lend a helping hand to someone in need of
support.
"It is a great honor to receive the 'Golden Hand Service' award from
the Cultural Diversity Foundation," said Gladney. "At Harrah's
Entertainment, we're committed to our community partners. I believe that
giving back is an amazing privilege, and whatever I can do to be a part of
this effort is very gratifying to me."
"Tony's commitment of his time, resources and dedication for enhancing
the community has been very impactful for the Cultural Diversity
Foundation," said Dr. Joni Flowers, President and Executive Director of the
Cultural Diversity Foundation. "We are very pleased to award Tony Gladney
with the 'Golden Hand Service' award, his efforts are truly worthwhile."
The Cultural Diversity Foundation (CDF) is a non-profit organization
which strives to provide learning opportunities that afford individuals
from disadvantaged populations, regardless of ethnic and cultural
backgrounds, opportunities to achieve their highest educational and
professional goals. To that end, our mission is to create opportunities to
learn by promoting, encouraging and enhancing the educational,
professional, personal growth of individuals through the development of
programs that support upward mobility for disadvantaged Clark County
residents.
About Harrah's Entertainment Diversity and Inclusion
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring that all areas of
the organization operate with openness, equal opportunity, mutual respect
and genuine pride. Harrah's is the only company in the casino entertainment
industry to receive a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Corporate Equality Index and endorse the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(ENDA). Harrah's has a longstanding history of community engagement and
social responsibility and was named Business Week's "Most Generous Company
in America". The Nevada Minority Business Council inducted Harrah's
Entertainment into their hall of fame as "Corporation of the Decade", for
the company's 15 year dedication to diversity and inclusion. Harrah's is
committed to creating a dynamic and innovative culture where individual's
growth is not only encouraged, but rewarded, recognized and celebrated.
SOURCE Harrah's Entertainment
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