Fremont Street Experience Raises Over $145,000 in First Year of SlotZilla Charity Challenges

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Fremont Street Experience Raises Over $145,000 in First Year of SlotZilla Charity Challenges

Fremont Street Experience will continue their SlotZilla Charity Challenges in 2016

Las Vegas, NV – February 3, 2016 – Fremont Street Experience had a very giving year in which it donated $145,368 through 12 different SlotZilla Charity Challenges. Fremont Street Experience was looking for a fun and exciting way to give back to the community and in October 2014 the SlotZilla Charity Challenge was conceived. Local charities are chosen to partner with SlotZilla on a specific day and 100% of SlotZilla revenue from flights on the lower Zipline or upper Zoomline is donated to that charity. Fremont Street Experience challenged all the charities to raise the most amount of money through their databases, media partners and social media. The first SlotZilla Charity Challenge kicked off on Oct. 30, 2014 with Susan G. Komen of Southern Nevada. Other charity partners have included American Heart Association, Opportunity Village, Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Muscular Dystrophy Assocation, Three Square, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children and Shriners Hospitals for Children.

“We are honored that so many people came down to support these terrific charities to raise $145,368 via the SlotZilla Charity Challenge program,” said Thomas Bruny, Director of Marketing of Fremont Street Experience. “We are excited to announce that we will be continuing the SlotZilla Charity Challenges in 2016 with the first one taking place on Thursday, February 25 with Spread the Word Nevada.”

Photo #1: The American Heart Association currently holds the record for the most amount of money raised at a SlotZilla Charity Challenge with $19,960. The proceeds were raised from SlotZilla revenue on Nov. 7, 2015. From left to right: Gina Mann, American Heart Association Executive Director; Thomas Bruny, Director of Marketing of Fremont Street Experience; RayAnn Rodriguez, American Heart Association Development Director. Photo courtesy of Scott Roeben of Fremont Street Experience.

Photo #2: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children currently holds the record for the most amount of money raised on a weekday at a SlotZilla Charity Challenge. The proceeds were raised from SlotZilla revenue on Aug. 10, 2015. From left to right: Daena Kramer, Host of The Dave, Mahoney and DK Morning Show on X107.5; Jeff Victor, Former President of Fremont Street Experience; Pamela Carlston, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children Director of Development; Dave Farra, Host of The Dave, Mahoney and DK Morning Show on X107.5; Jason Mahoney, Host of The Dave, Mahoney and DK on X107.5; Tom Bruny, Director of Marketing of Fremont Street Experience.

Photo #3: Susan G. Komen was the first charity to participate in the SlotZilla Charity Challenge. From Left to Right: Jeff Victor, Former President of Fremont Street Experience; Stephanie Kirby, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen of Southern Nevada; Tom Bruny, Director of Marketing of Fremont Street Experience. The proceeds were raised from SlotZilla revenue on October 30, 2014. Photo courtesy of Scott Roeben of Fremont Street Experience.

About SlotZilla™
Zip & Zoom – Vegas Style on the world’s most unique zipline – SlotZilla™ at Fremont Street Experience located in Downtown Las Vegas. SlotZilla combines innovative technology with a dynamic themed concept to transcend a traditional zipline ride, becoming a ground-breaking attraction for the amusement industry. The attraction features two thrill levels, a lower Zipline where flyers travel half the length of Fremont Street Experience in a traditional seated-harness position and an upper Zoomline where flyers are launched in a horizontal “superman” position 1,750 feet across the entire length of Fremont Street Experience.  Both levels deliver an experience unique in the world – flying above thousands of people on Fremont Street Experience and under the four-block-long Viva Vision canopy, which is North America’s largest video screen.

SlotZilla is open Sundays through Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 2 a.m.  Flights are $20 before 6 p.m. and $25 after 6 p.m. for the lower Zipline and $40 before 6 p.m. and $45 after 6 p.m. for the upper Zoomline.  Flight times can be booked in advance at the SlotZilla ticketing, will call & check-in office located at 425 Fremont St., Ste. 160.  Advance ticket purchases can also be made online at www.vegasexperience.com or by calling 1-844-ZIPVEGAS.  Advance group sales for 10 or more tickets can be made by calling (702) 678-5780 or 1-844-SLOTZILLA.

Visit online at www.vegasexperience.com, Facebook: facebook.com/SlotZillaLasVegas, Twitter: @SlotZillaLV, or Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/slotzilla-las-vegas

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