SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is dealing out a winning sum from casino profits to its members.
The Tribe is set to payout more than $856,000 to organizations across the Upper Peninsula. The money is part of the Tribe’s 2% allocation from casino gaming operations during the autumn season.
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Organizations in Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac, Schoolcraft, Alger, Delta, and Marquette Counties will receive the funds, including:
- Lake Superior State University (mobile robotics)
- Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department (CAD Unit)
- Rudyard Schools (cardio lab)
- Garfield Township (Wildland fire fighting boots)
- City of St. Ignace ( fire department lighting and a police department ballistic shield)
- Schoolcraft Hospital (LUCAS Unit – a portable, mechanical device that provides consistent, high-quality chest compressions for patients in sudden cardiac arrest)
- Schoolcraft Medical Facility (insomnia carts)
- Munising Township Fire Department (update its 800 MHz radio)
- Alger County Sheriff’s Department (emergency backpacks)