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Evangeline Downs Sponsorships, Donations, & Volunteer Program
Evangeline Downs Casino is an entertainment destination complex for adults of all ages. Our mission goes beyond entertainment. By supporting our community events all over the Acadiana area, Evangeline Downs Casino assists the community in achieving a better quality of life.
Evangeline Downs is committed to community events, from hosting both the Opelousas Spice and Music Festival and the Louisiana Yambilee Festival, to our yearly participation in Christmas in April and our sponsorship of more than 130 events and organizations in our area.
Evangeline Downs continues to assist our community by contributing volunteers, time and money to make our community events more successful.
Sponsorship Policy
It is the policy of Evangeline Downs Race Track & Casino to accept donation request to help provide funding to local non-profit organizations/groups. All donation requests will be considered by the following guidelines:
- Requests should be made no later than 45 days before commitment is needed. Also, when considering commitment dates, organization/groups should keep in mind their deadline dates for printing, advertising, etc., rather than the event date. *If requests are not received within the above requested timeframe Evangeline Downs reserves the right to not consider the request.*
- It is not the policy of Evangeline Downs to fund construction projects.
- It is not the policy of Evangeline Downs to sponsor individual fundraisers.
- It is not the policy of Evangeline Downs and it is against the law for Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino to market gaming to minors. Therefore, Evangeline Downs will not sponsor events that include minors as participants or spectators.
- Evangeline Downs will grant no more than one contribution to an organization/group within a 12-month period.
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