The Venetian Resort to Honor Wounded Veterans
with ‘Salute Our Troops’ Over Veterans Day Weekend
Veterans to receive an all-inclusive weekend in Las Vegas
In honor of Veterans Day, The Venetian® Resort and Las Vegas Sands® have partnered with three non-profit organizations – The Independence Fund, Helping a Hero, and Homes for our Troops – to honor a group of the nation’s wounded veterans with an all-inclusive weekend of relaxation and world-class dining and entertainment.
“It’s an honor and a privilege for us to welcome these veterans to The Venetian Resort,” said Andy Abboud, senior vice president of government relations at Las Vegas Sands. “Our chairman, Sheldon Adelson, and all of our team members are grateful to be able to thank these men and women for their sacrifice and serve them throughout this relaxing weekend.”
During their stay, the veterans will enjoy all-suite accommodations, excursions throughout Las Vegas, dining experiences at Matteo’s Ristorante Italiano, Mott 32, and Yardbird Southern Table, and a number of activities including a mixology class, gaming classes, and services at Canyon Ranch spa + fitness.
Additionally, the veterans will be treated to a special Veterans Day dinner at Chef Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bistro, serving a custom menu created in partnership with Omaha Steaks®.
“We are privileged to honor our nation’s heroes and be part of such a wonderful event,” said Todd Simon, senior vice president and fifth-generation family owner of Omaha Steaks. “To bring those who serve our great nation around the table to share a gourmet steak dinner with family and loved ones is so important to our mission.”
On Monday, Nov. 11, at 3:30 p.m., guests and team members of The Venetian Resort will honor the wounded warriors at a special Veterans Day ceremony inside the resort’s Grand Colonnade in The Venetian Lobby. Airmen from Nellis Air Force Base will participate with the Presentation of the Colors. The ceremony is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
About The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas
The iconic Venetian Resort Las Vegas was designed for the discerning traveler craving a bespoke Las Vegas getaway. The destination-defining resort is comprised of three all-suite towers, boasting standard accommodations nearly double the size of the average on the Las Vegas Strip. Born of the same Italian spirit yet each offering a luxurious escape with its own distinct personality, The Venetian tower is revelatory and dynamic, The Palazzo tower is refined yet electrifying, and Venezia tower is a relaxing respite.
The resort experience is marked by a commitment to sophisticated play with world-class restaurants from celebrated chefs; a collective of intimate and elevated cocktail havens curated by the industry’s top talents; TAO Nightclub; Canyon Ranch spa + fitness; a five-acre pool and garden deck; a country club-meets-Vegas poolside experience at The Aquatic Club; an ever-evolving series of large-scale art installations; two casinos and poker room, and enviable retail options at Grand Canal Shoppes.
A premier events and conference center, the resort is also home to more than 2.25 million square feet of meeting and convention space, including The Venetian Resort Congress Center and famed Sands Expo & Convention Center.
For more information, visit venetian.com. The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is a property of the world’s pre-eminent developer and operator of world-class integrated resorts, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS).
About Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS)
Las Vegas Sands is the world’s pre-eminent developer and operator of world-class Integrated Resorts. We deliver unrivaled economic benefits to the communities in which we operate.
LVS created the meetings, incentives, convention and exhibition (MICE)-based Integrated Resort. Our industry-leading Integrated Resorts provide substantial contributions to our host communities including growth in leisure and business tourism, sustained job creation and ongoing financial opportunities for local small and medium-sized businesses.
Our properties include The Venetian Resort and Sands Expo in Las Vegas and the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority ownership in Sands China Ltd., we have developed the largest portfolio of properties on the Cotai Strip in Macao, including The Venetian Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Sands Cotai Central and The Parisian Macao, as well as the Sands Macao on the Macao Peninsula.
LVS is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, anchored by the core tenets of serving people, planet and communities. We deliver a great working environment for 50,000 team members worldwide, drive social impact through the Sands Cares charitable giving and community engagement program and lead in environmental performance through the award-winning Sands ECO360 global sustainability program. To learn more, please visit www.sands.com.
About Omaha Steaks
Omaha Steaks®, America’s Original Butcher, founded in 1917, is an Omaha, Nebraska-based, fifth-generation, family-owned company that markets and distributes a wide variety of the finest quality USDA-approved, grain-fed beef and other gourmet foods including seafood, pork, poultry, slow cooker and skillet meals, side dishes, appetizers and desserts. Today, Omaha Steaks® is recognized as the nation’s largest direct response marketer of premium beef and gourmet foods, available to customers by calling 1-800-228-9055, online at www.OmahaSteaks.com or at retail stores nationwide.
About The Independence Fund
Founded in 2007, The Independence Fund is committed to empowering our nation’s severely wounded, injured, or ill Veterans to overcome physical, mental, and emotional wounds incurred in the line of duty. We are dedicated to improving the lives of both our Veterans and their families. Through six distinct pillars of support, Operation RESILIENCY, Mobility, Caregiver, Adaptive Sports, Family, and Advocacy programs, The Independence Fund bridges the gap of unmet needs for Veterans and their caregivers.
About Helping a Hero
Texas based, Helping a Hero is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization providing support for military personnel, severely injured in the war on terror. Our principal activity is to provide specially adapted homes as well as engaging the community to provide services and resources for our wounded heroes and their families. HelpingaHero.org is one of the largest homebuilding organizations in the nation for veterans wounded in the Global War on Terror whose permanent injuries have left them a paraplegic, quadriplegic, missing limbs, blind, suffering from a severe TBI or burns. Helpingahero.org partners with the homebuilder, the community and the veteran on each home and the veteran agrees to live in the home as his/her primary residence for a minimum of 10 years. For more information on HelpingaHero.org or to complete an application for our home program, please visit www.helpingahero.org.
About Homes For Our Troops (HFOT)
Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) is a publicly funded 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide to severely injured post-9/11 Veterans. Most of these Veterans have sustained life-altering injuries including multiple limb amputations, partial or full paralysis, and/or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). These homes restore some of the freedom and independence our Veterans sacrificed while defending our country, and enable them to focus on their family, recovery, and rebuilding their lives. HFOT builds these homes where the Veteran chooses to live, and continues its relationship with the Veterans after home delivery to assist them with rebuilding their lives. Since its inception in 2004, nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent has gone directly to our program services supporting Veterans. For more information, visit www.hfotusa.org.
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