“Our checkbook is open to everyone,” says Rich Levins a Penn Treaty board member. The group is an all volunteer organization that accepts grant applications from organizations in Fishtown, South Kensington, Northern Liberties and Richmond. The real check was handed over to members of the Penn Treaty Special Services District. They held an oversized card board check for half a million dollars. The $500,000 check is part of a negotiated deal to help fund community groups.Īs gamblers poured money into slot machines inside, casino executives, Mayor Nutter, and community members stood on the Sugarhouse trolley outside of the north Delaware Avenue casino. Philadelphia’s new casino gave its second planned payment to the community on Thursday. The $500,000 payment went to Penn Treaty Special Services District to go to whatever projects it decides to fund. SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia handed over its second big check to local community groups October 14.
