Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, which opened in November 2024, started the new year by making more than $49,000 in check presentations to local nonprofits in Virginia and Tennessee.

Proceeds from a Hard Rock team member raffle raised $5,145 for Branch House Family Justice Center.

“We are truly grateful for this donation,” Lenee Hendrix, executive director, Branch House Family Justice Center, said in a statement. “Hard Rock continues to help us contribute back to the community through their charitable donations.”

Slot ticket donation boxes on the casino floor raised $12,152 for Second Harvest Food Bank.

“All of us at Second Harvest Food Bank of NETN thank Hard Rock for this generous contribution,” Karen Todd, Community Relations coordinator, said in a statement. “These donations will allow us to continue serving our neighbors who are experiencing food insecurity within our region in the coming months.”

Hard Rock team members also raised $31,815 for Bristol Lifesaving Crew through the Team Member Dining Room in January.