Hyatt Hotels Corporation : Hyatt Announced 26 Hyatt Community Grants Worldwide
12/03/2012| 10:11pm US/Eastern
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CHICAGO (December 3, 2012) - As part of Hyatt Community
Grants, a philanthropic program that empowers Hyatt
associates to guide charitable giving, Hyatt announced today
that 27 Hyatt hotels and offices have awarded more than
US$300,000 this year to communities around the world.
Hyatt Community Grants, a key component of Hyatt Thrive - Hyatt's
global corporate responsibility platform - encourages hotels
around the world to identify and nominate local nonprofits
for funding consideration through Hyatt Hotels Foundation.
Since the program's inception in 2008, Hyatt hotels have
awarded more than US$1,350,000 in Hyatt Community Grants to
nonprofit organizations in 103 communities and 34 countries
globally.
"Hyatt has a long history of dedication to fostering thriving
local communities where Hyatt hotels operate, and we are so
proud of the many grant nominations we received," said
Brigitta Witt, vice president of corporate responsibility for
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. "In many cases, these grants help
support multi-year relationships of financial and volunteer
support between the hotels and their chosen nonprofit
organizations."
The program builds on Hyatt's belief that no one better
understands a community's most pressing issues - and their
solutions - that those who live and work there. Nonprofits
selected represent efforts in one or more of the four Hyatt
Thrive pillars: education and personal advancement; economic
development and investment; health and wellness; and
environmental sustainability.
Vote in Hyatt's Vote. Give. Thrive. Campaign on Facebook
While local associates at Hyatt hotels and offices have
nominated the chosen 26 grant recipients, Hyatt is asking the
broader community to determine which three of those 26
organizations will receive additional funding. Now through
December 31, visit the Vote. Give. Thrive. application on
Hyatt's Facebook page to vote daily for the organizations
about which you feel most passionately. The nonprofit with
the most votes will receive an additional US$10,000, and the
second and third place organizations will each receive an
additional US$5,000.
To support their chosen nonprofits, the Hyatt hotel or Hyatt
office that nominated the nonprofit uses a video to share why
their organization deserves your vote. Visit the application
at Facebook.com/Hyatt for
the videos, more details and full voting terms.
This year's Hyatt Community Grant recipients include:
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Education & Personal Advancement: Hyatt's Divisional Office
in Hong Kong awarded a US$15,000 grant to Bring Me A Book to help
create local libraries in kindergartens, community centers,
health clinics and shelters. Click here to watch the
video.
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Economic Development & Investment: Hyatt Regency Denver
awarded a US$15,000 grant to Emily
Griffith Foundation Inc. to support its Work Intensive
Skills Camp (WISC), a four-week program teaching employable
hospitality skills for refugees. Since 2006, 192 of WISC's
1,000 refugees have been trained at the hotel, and Hyatt
Regency Denver provides job shadow experiences and
employment opportunities. Click here to watch the
video.
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Health & Wellness: Park Hyatt Hamburg awarded a US$15,000
grant to Dunkelziffer
e.V to support its counseling services for sexually
abused boys. Since 1998, the hotel has partnered with
Dunkelziffer to sponsor fundraisers, seminars and holiday
events for the organization. Click here to watch the
video.
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Environmental Sustainability: Hyatt Regency Guam awarded a
$7,500 grant to St.
John's School to support the purchase and installation
of solar panels. For the last two years, Hyatt Regency Guam
has partnered with the school on a recycling program in
which associates help collect and sort recyclable aluminum,
tin, plastic and glass. In 2011, this program helped divert
237,000 plastic bottles and 95,000 aluminum cans from
landfills. Click here
to watch the video.
About Hyatt Community Grants
Funding for Hyatt Community Grants is provided by Hyatt
Hotels Foundation, a donor-advised fund created in
conjunction with the National Philanthropic Trust. In 2012,
27 Hyatt properties and offices from around the world are
awarding more than US$300,000 in grants to nonprofits in
their local communities. Since the program's inception in
2008, Hyatt hotels have awarded more than US$1,350,000 to
nonprofit organizations in 103 communities and 34 countries
globally. For more information about Hyatt Community Grants,
please visit www.hyattthrive/philanthropy.
About Hyatt Thrive
Hyatt's global corporate responsibility platform, Hyatt
Thrive, is designed to help make our communities places where
our associates are proud to work, our guests want to visit,
our neighbors want to live and owners want to
invest. Harnessing the power of more than 90,000
associates worldwide, Hyatt Thrive brings together teams of
passionate people to focus on positive local efforts that
create a significant global impact. For more information
about Hyatt Thrive, please visit www.HyattThrive.com.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a
leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of
making guests feel more than welcome. Thousands of members of
the Hyatt family strive to make a difference in the lives of
the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic
hospitality. The Company's subsidiaries manage,
franchise, own and develop hotels and resorts under the
Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®,
Hyatt Place®and Hyatt HouseTM brand names and have locations
on six continents. Hyatt Residential Group, Inc., a Hyatt
Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops, operates, markets or
licenses Hyatt ResidencesTM and Hyatt Residence ClubTM. As of
September 30, 2012, the Company's worldwide
portfolio consisted of 496 properties in 45 countries. For
more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
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