Caesars Entertainment officials were joined by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval at the Rio in Las Vegas last week to honor local businessman Larry Ruvo with the inaugural Caesars Community Hero Award, created to recognize local leaders whose philanthropic work has impacted the Las Vegas area.
Caesars also recognized several of its own employees who completed a great number of community volunteer hours.
Sandoval presented the Community Hero award to Ruvo, the Nevada senior managing director of liquor distributor Southern Wine & Spirits and the founder of Keep Memory Alive, a nonprofit that supports the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Downtown Las Vegas.
Ruvo, a former Caesars Palace employee and business partner with Steve Wynn, gave a nod to Caesars during his acceptance speech. “Standing before you is a dedicated and passionate supporter of Caesars Palace, and now Caesars Entertainment,” he said. “When I look at that hotel, I think of how different my life would have been if it not for the experiences and opportunities I had through Caesars Palace.”
