HavenHouse St. Louis provides the comfort of home and a community of support for families traveling to St. Louis for medical care. More than half of the families HavenHouse serves reside in Missouri or Eastern Illinois; the remainder comes from all 50 states and 34 foreign countries to benefit from the advanced medical care in St. Louis. Some patients, as well as their supportive families, stay at HavenHouse, while commuting to the hospital daily for treatments or waiting for a transplant to become available. Each year, HavenHouse serves more than 7,500 individuals.

HavenHouse has a special place in the hearts of IOC corporate staff. President and CEO Virginia McDowell is a HavenHouse board member, and Elissa Plastino, brand manager, is a member of the organization's Young Professionals Board. At HavenHouse's annual gala Hopefest, Isle of Capri was a sponsor and Virginia served as master of ceremonies, helping them to raise $116,000 — $38,000 more than their 2010 total. A team of corporate employees also volunteered that evening with registration, set-up, as well as running the silent and live auctions. But that's not all! During the most recent general managers meeting in St. Louis, property GMs visited HavenHouse and truly got their hands dirty, cleaning out the organization's basement and paint room.