Preferred Hotel Group's Member Hotels help Make a Difference

59 member hotels of the Preferred Hotel Group will participate in this year's "The Giving Room". From May 1 through August 31, for every night a hotel's designated "Giving Room" is occupied, 10% of the selected room or suite's revenue will be donated to the hotel's charity of choice. At the conclusion of the program, donations will be matched by funds from the Ueberroth Family Foundation.

"The Giving Room" is an outgrowth of Preferred Hotel Group's GIFTTS program which stands for Great Initiatives for Today's (Tomorrow's) Society, a recognition initiative launched in August 2006. Designed to acknowledge and encourage socially responsible actions by member hotels and employees in the areas of philanthropy, environment and community service), GIFTTS applauds great ideas for effecting positive change at the local level.

"In honor of Preferred Hotel Group's 40th Anniversary, our goal for this year's "Giving Room" program was to enlist participation from at least 40 members worldwide," said John Ueberroth, Chairman and CEO, Preferred Hotel Group. "Once again our members have risen to the occasion. We are humbled to see the global dedication to philanthropic endeavors both by our members and their guests."

In its inaugural year, "The Giving Room" raised nearly $20,000 in total donations for charitable organizations in seven countries. From India to Peru, the United States to the Netherlands, the 2008 "Giving Room" program will provide aide to communities in 18 countries around the globe.

Members' charitable choices span the globe and include projects such as Singapore's 'Community Chest', 'Seva Mandir,' a volunteer organization in Rajasthan that assists in the development of rural issues, 'Udayan Care' a home for abandoned children in New Delhi and Bangkok's 'Red Cross'.

The participating hotels and their selected charities are:

Asia Pacific

Devi Garh, Rajasthan, India, Seva Mandir
DongFang Hotel, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou Foundation for Disabled Persons
Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, National Cancer Society
Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat
Parkyard Hotel, Shanghai, China, The Shanghai Community Center
Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, Institute of Greening Tokyo of Tokyo Metropolitan
Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore, Community Chest
The Landmark Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, Red Cross Charity (Thailand)
The Metropolitan Hotel New Delhi, New Delhi, India, Udayan Care
The Panglin Hotel Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China, Yu Panglin Society Welfare Association

The Americas

Alden Houston, Houston, TX, USA, UNICEF
The Beverly Heritage Hotel, Milpitas, CA, USA, Milpitas Fire Fighters Toy Program
The Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA, USA, The Guidance Center, Inc.
The Colonnade Hotel, Boston, MA, USA, Camp Harbor View
Delfines Hotel and Casino, Lima, Peru, Los Delfines Research Center
Ginn Reunion Resort, Reunion, Florida, USA, First Book
Hotel Sorrento, Seattle, WA, USA, The Swedish Foundation
Huntley Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, CA, USA, Cedars Sinai Board of Governors Center for Cancer Research
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, Houston, TX, USA, End Hunger Network
The Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill Spa, San Francisco, CA, USA, Raphael House
Metropolitan Hotel Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
One Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa, Atlantic Beach, FL, USA, St. Judes Children's Research
Peter Island Resort, B.V.I., Virgin Islands Search & Rescue (VISAR) and Kids And The Sea (KATS)
Quinta Real Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Saltillo, Coahuila, Saltillo, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Acapulco, Guerrero, Acapulco, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Huatulco, Oaxaca, Huatulco, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Villahermosa, Tabasco, Villahermosa, Fundacion Amparo
Quinta Real Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, Fundacion Amparo
The Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, Clearwater Marine Aquarium
SoHo Metropolitan, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
Topnotch Resort and Spa, Stowe, VT, USA, North Country Animal League of Morrisville, VT
Waikiki Parc, Honolulu, HI, USA, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Amsterdam American Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland, Irish Cancer Society
Eden Amsterdam Centre Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Hotel Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Lancaster Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Rembrandt Square Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Babylon Hotel Den Haag, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Crown Hotel, Eindhoven, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Dish Hotel, Enschede, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Hotel de Broeierd, Enschede, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden City Hotel, Groningen, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Star Hotel, Hengelo, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Oranje Hotel, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Hotel La Bergère, Maastricht, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Savoy Hotel, Rotterdam, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Hotel Zutphen, Zutphen, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Eden Hotel Emmen, Emmen, Netherlands, The Hunger Project
Hotel Majestic, Barcelona, Spain, Intermon Oxfam
Hotel Montalembert, Paris, France, Orphelinat d’Afrique
Hotel Murmuri Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Intermon Oxfam
Hotel Plaza Opera, Palermo, Italy, Association for Cancer Research
Hotel Wellington, Madrid, Spain, Spanish Association Against Cancer
myhotel Bloomsbury, London, England, UK, Leukemia Research UK
myhotel Chelsea, London, England, UK, Leukemia Research UK

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