Investing in Our Communities: 2021 Highlights As a company, we’re commited to investing in the local communites where we opperate. We are passionately committed to active engagement through volunteerism, community and civic engagement and philanthropic opportunities — from global commitments to meeting local area needs. MGM Resorts is focused on supporting causes and organizations that provide people with the resources needed to survive and thrive. Amari, a 12th grader in the Clark County School District, has Wraparound Teaching Program Makes been blind since birth and struggled with distance learning High Schoolers Our Business Partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August of 2020, Amari began attending the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation, an High school students are helping MGM National Harbor organization supported by MGM Resorts and the MGM Resorts identify ways to better connect with front-line employees. Foundation, that is committed to providing expanded core MGM Resorts partnered with Junior Achievement of curriculum, extracurricular activities, social opportunities and Greater Washington on the organization’s 3DE program, a transitional skills to children who are visually impaired. The transformative re-engineering of the comprehensive high organization has three primary goals: increasing high school school experience to better reflect the real world and prepare graduation rates, increasing employment for young, blind students for life beyond the classroom walls. Through this adults and inspiring students to reach their full potential and program, which received funding from MGM National Harbor, live as contributing members in the community. students have the opportunity to apply academic concepts With immediate access to the expanded core curriculum to real-world applications. They are exposed to a breadth of classes, Amari learned to not only use the assistive technology different industries and professions and use critical thinking to needed to complete his assignments, but also thrived in other develop skills for success. blind-specific classes such as independent living, orientation Over a five-week period, more than 100 students from Potomac and mobility, socialization and employment training. The High School in Prince George’s County, Maryland and more program offers additional options to children just like Amari, than 200 students from Ballou High School in Washington, DC including lessons in cooking, pottery, musical instruments and worked through a case study to help MGM National Harbor how to catch the bus. determine a solution to improve employee communications. “The whole reason that we exist and that we are here in this The ninth graders were divided into groups and matched with 12,000 square-foot learning center is all because of MGM business coaches from MGM National Harbor’s executive Resorts,” says Emily Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the team. During the last week the student group presented their Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation. “I’m so grateful for what recommendations to the property management. we’ve done already, where we are right now and the foundation “It was wonderful and inspiring to see the creative ideas that MGM Resorts has helped us to create. It truly sets us up presented by the students. We are strong supporters of this Finding a Path for Amari for a huge, successful future.” program and plan to continue to work with Junior Achievement Lack of advocacy and support resulted in a struggle for Amari to provide students insight into the world of hospitality,” said When the pandemic shuttered school districts around the and so many other visually impaired children. With the help Danielle White, MGM Resorts Vice President of Community country, educators and parents were forced to develop of the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation, Amari received Engagement, Social Impact & Sustainability. innovative solutions for keeping children engaged in learning. resources designed to educate and empower, allowing him With virtual education quickly becoming the new normal, to embark on his own personal journey towards reaching his students with school-issued laptops learned by watching their full potential. teachers through a computer screen. But what happened to blind students who didn’t have the tools to access this new mode of education? MGM Resorts International / mgmresorts.com/ESG 12

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