Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant Donates $10K to Feeding Hope

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L-R: Thomas O’Sullivan, Regional Marketing Director, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant; Mark Mesiti-Miller, Feeding Hope Board Member; Keri Juarez, Feed Hope Executive Director; Shanda Speer-Smith, Feeding Hope Board Member; Juanita Thomas, Feeding Hope Board Member; and Angela Pierce, Feeding Hope Board Member.

DURANT, OK – Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant donated $10,000 to Feeding Hope on behalf of its August 2026 “3 Months. 3 Millionaires” winner from Kingston, OK.

Feeding Hope is a local non-profit that provides hot meals, clothing, showers, laundry services, seasonal relief from extreme weather and connections to community resources. The organization provides a free hot meal to anyone in need three days a week.

“We were overwhelmed with gratitude. A $10,000 donation is huge for Feeding Hope, and we will use it to make a real impact in our community,” said Keri Juarez, Executive director of Feeding Hope. “We are incredibly thankful that Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant sees the positive work being done in our community and has chosen to come alongside us and help us continue it.”

The organization will use the donation to help meet immediate needs while connecting individuals with resources intended to support greater stability and self-sufficiency.

“We are excited to provide support to a non-profit in our community that is dedicated to lifting hundreds of our neighbors up one meal at a time, and who are providing resources people need to get back on their feet and in a better place,” said Thomas O’Sullivan, Regional Director of Marketing for Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant. “The $30,000 in community donations we made this summer allows us to reach beyond our guests and change lives in the communities where they live.”