The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana, and its Four Winds Casinos are pleased to announce a donation of 1,000 food boxes to help those in need for the Easter holiday on Sunday, April 20. The distribution will be coordinated by Four Winds Casinos, Michigan Food Pantries, and Feeding America Indiana through 8 different locations. Pokagon Band Citizens in need will also be among the recipients. Each food box contains a ham, a bag of potatoes, canned green beans, fried onions, cream of mushroom soup, and boxed milk. The Pokagon Band and its Four Winds Casinos previously donated 1,000 food boxes in November of 2024 for Thanksgiving and 1,800 food boxes in December of 2024 for Christmas.
Michigan Food Pantries will make a portion of the donated Easter food boxes available at the following locations:
- Decatur Human Services
- Salvation Army Benton Harbor
Feeding America Indiana will make a portion of the donated Easter food boxes available at the following locations:
- Broadway Christian Parish in South Bend
- Clay Church in South Bend
- Community Food Pantry of St. Joseph County
- First United Methodist Church in South Bend
- MAC Albright in Mishawaka
- River Park Food Pantry in South Bend
“The Pokagon Band and our Four Winds Casinos are proud to continue our long-standing and heart-felt tradition of providing meals to those in need in Michigan and Indiana for the Easter holiday,” said Matthew Wesaw, Tribal Council Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana. “This program would not be possible without the support of the Pokagon Tribal Council, Pokagon Citizens, our Four Winds Casino employees and several community organizations. It is our hope that these food boxes provide some comfort and relief to all recipients.”
“2025 marks the tenth consecutive year that the Pokagon Band and its Four Winds Casinos has provided meals for the Easter holiday. I would like to thank our Four Winds team members as well as our partners in Michigan and Indiana who help complete these important donations for Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter every year," said Mary Smith, chief operating officer of Four Winds Casinos.
