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UNCASVILLE, Conn., - The Mohegan Tribe, owners of Mohegan Sun, the casino destination in southeastern Connecticut, announced this morning they will contribute $1 million to the Twin Towers Fund.

The Twin Towers Fund will be used to assist the families of victims of the World Trade Center disaster, and to assist the families of firefighters, police officers and rescue workers who were lost or injured in the recovery effort.

Mark Brown, chairman of the Mohegan Tribal Council, said, "We share the horror and sadness of the victims of this tragedy, and wanted, in some way, to offer our help. The families of those lost last Tuesday, and the rescue workers still working so heroically today, are in our thoughts and in our prayers."

The Twin Towers Fund is a program of New York City Public/Private Initiatives, a non-profit 501 (c )(3) organization. Contributions to the Fund should be made payable to the Twin Towers Fund, and sent to the following address:

Twin Towers Fund
General Post Office
P.O. Box 26999
New York, New York 10087-6999

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