Sammy Hagar hits West Memphis to present checks

Sammy Hagar hits West Memphis to present checks

Red Rocker gives back $ 50,000 to the community nonprofits

From Marshall Robertson Southland Park Gaming & Racing

Rock legend Sammy Hagar arrived in West Memphis on Friday to present checks to three local charities totaling $50,000.

The profits he earned from Sammy Hagar's Red Rocker Bar and Grill in 2015 were donated to the following charities: The Mid-South Food Bank, $10,000; The Boys and Girls Club of Crittenden County, $20,000; Steudlein Learning Center, $20,000. Sammy spent time greeting and interacting with guests in his restaurant in celebration.

The 150-seat restaurant and sports bar features 55 HDTVs, Hagar's signature rum in the drink menu, 20 draft beers on tap served at 29 degrees, and a food menu featuring classic bar favorites such as burgers, wings, and barbecue nachos, with a rock and roll twist.

For more about Southland Park Gaming & Racing and Sammy Hagar's Red Rocker Bar & Grill visit www.southlandpark.com. Hagar has been one of rock music's most dynamic and prolific artists over a 40-year career that has included stints as the lead singer and frontman of the acclaimed band Van Halen and early 1970s seminal hard rock band Montrose.

Since 1990, Hagar has created an iconic lifestyle brand by opening a number of highly successful restaurants and launching the popular Cabo Wabo premium brand of tequila and award-winning Sammy's Beach Bar Rum.

About Southland Park Gaming & Racing Southland Park Gaming & Racing has been a major racing venue for more than 50 years and now also has over 1,900 electronic games of skill, including video poker and blackjack, as well as an upscale buffet restaurant, Shine Blounge, steakhouse, Sammy Hagar's Red Rocker Bar & Grill and a multi-purpose event center. Southland Park has long been a pivotal fixture of the West Memphis community, strongly supporting the community with jobs, business stability, and economic contributions. It has consistently won awards for its outstanding community service, including millions of dollars donated to neighborhood charities and educational institutions.

Southland Park is owned and operated by Delaware North Gaming & Entertainment.

More information is available at www.southlandpark. com.