For the last six years, the Carson Valley Inn has been the site of the Bunko for Breast Cancer fundraiser — a boisterous evening of fun that raises five figures each year for services to cancer patients in the Carson/Douglas area and beyond.
This October, the Carson Valley Inn and their sister property Bodines Casino hope to provide an additional $15,000 donation to the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center to augment the already successful Bunko for Breast Cancer event on Friday, Oct. 8.
"The need for cancer services in our area is, unfortunately, growing. This disease affects our customers, our employees, our friends and their families. The many services provided at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center are truly extensive and very helpful to patients and their families," said Steve Forrester, general manager of Bodines Casino, and Steve Chappell, general manager of the Carson Valley Inn, in a joint statement. "By joining together and designating October as Play for the Cure month, we hope we can make a difference in a number of lives in the coming year."
The donation from CVI and Bodines will come directly from the two Mike Pegram-owned casinos and will be generated by casino activity during October.
The two GMs continued: "We'll add to the donation every time someone swipes their player card at the kiosk each day at both of our casinos. Some of the kiosk prizes will be actual donations in the guest's name. We'll also add $5 every time a guest receives a Cure Collectible on Mondays or Wednesdays each week. When we have our weekly drawings (Thursday and Friday evenings at CVI, Saturdays and Sundays at Bodines), we'll also make a donation for every cash prize won."
The Carson Valley Inn is located on U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, near the start of State Highway 88, 20 minutes from Lake Tahoe's south shore and 45 minutes south of Reno. The property includes a recently-remodeled casino, 152-room hotel, 74-room motor lodge, 59-site RV Park and a convenience store with Shell gas and diesel fuel. There are also three dining facilities including CV Steak, the Inn's new Nevada-style steakhouse featuring steaks, seafood, pasta dishes and more.
Bodines is located on Highway 395 and Old Clear Creek Road in Carson City, just south of Highway 50 at the Spooner Summit turnoff. The two-year-old 30,000 square foot casino includes almost 300 slot and video poker machines, a restaurant featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner, two specialty bars - the ultra-hip Round Bar and the Sports Bar, and acres of lighted parking including a subterranean parking garage. The Bodines Sports Book also offers pari-mutuel horse betting.