MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced it is awarding more than $280,000 to 100 Hilton Worldwide properties and community organizations around the world as part of its Travel with Purpose Action Grant program. The grants are intended to support the development of local projects and strengthen the quality of life in the communities in which Hilton Worldwide’s hotels and offices serve. Now in its third year, the program has awarded over $500,000 to nearly 200 community projects around the world.
All of Hilton’s more than 4,350 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, as well as offices, were eligible to develop and submit a project for consideration. This year, 420 teams developed applications to support local projects that provide unique engagement opportunities for local teams and creative approaches to address social and environmental challenges. These projects align with the company’s four focus areas: creating opportunities for individuals to reach their full potential; strengthening local communities; celebrating cultures and the positive impact of travel; and living sustainably through the measurement, analysis and improvement of the use of natural resources.
“Our teams in more than 4,000 communities around the world are proud to contribute local ideas and solutions to global challenges,” said Jennifer Silberman, vice president of corporate responsibility for Hilton Worldwide. “The Travel with Purpose Action Grants program provides a vehicle for our hotels and offices to work with local community organizations and develop approaches that make the best use of hotel and community resources. Our teams are invested in their communities’ success and communities need businesses that are committed to making a positive impact. We see it as a win-win opportunity for everyone.”
Leveraging a network of more than 1,100 community and sustainability hotel champions around the world, teams worked together to research and develop projects that would benefit the local community and drive business objectives. The scope of winning projects includes reducing food waste to help fight hunger; educating young people on water conservation; building composting and greenhouse facilities to support hotel micros gardens; delivering life skills and entrepreneurial training for underserved women; and creating mentorship programs for young people entering the hospitality industry.
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2015 Travel with Purpose Action Grant Recipients |
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Community Organization |
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$5,000 Awardees |
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| Conrad Bali | Nusa Dua Reef Foundation | ||||
| Providence Biltmore, Curio Collection by Hilton | Providence Parks Conservancy | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Alice Springs | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Burlington | Edmunds Elementary School | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Missoula - Edgewater | Youth Homes | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlanta - Marietta | Action Ministries | ||||
| Embassy Suites San Juan - Hotel & Casino | Hogar Cuna San Cristobal | ||||
| Embassy Suites Omaha - La Vista/Hotel & Conference Center | Papillion La Vista School | ||||
| Embassy Suites Brunswick | Keep Brunswick Golden Isles Beautiful | ||||
| Hilton Cartagena Hotel | Fundevida | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum | SMSS, Hindu Mahila Mandiram | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Norwalk | Live Green CT | ||||
| Parc Soleil Suites by Hilton Grand Vacations | Central Florida Jobs Initiative- Christian HELP Foundation, Inc | ||||
| Hilton Cairns | Deadly Success | ||||
| Hilton Auckland | Wesley Primary School | ||||
| Hilton Panama | Casa Esperanza | ||||
| Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa | Ecole Familiale De L’Ouest | ||||
| Hilton Anatole | Sustainability-On Site | ||||
| HRCC Dallas | Mosaic Family Services, Inc. | ||||
| Home2 Suites by Hilton - Charlotte I-77 South, NC | Beds for Kids | ||||
| Homewood Suites by Hilton Atlanta Midtown, GA | Atlanta Mission | ||||
| Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts | Onlus Equoevento | ||||
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Community Organization |
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$3,000 Awardees |
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| DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Bangalore | Prison Fellowship Bengaluru | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Melbourne - Flinders Street | Sustainability On-Site | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Goa – Arpora - Baga | Government Primary School | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dubai - Jumeirah Beach | UN World Food Program | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sonoma Wine Country | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Springfield | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel LAX - El Segundo | Tree Musketeers | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Claremont | Shoes That Fit | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Libertyville - Mundelein | A Safe Place | ||||
| Hotel Maya - a DoubleTree by Hilton | Precious Lambs Preschool | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh - Green Tree | Pittsburgh Cares | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Colorado Springs – World Arena | Aspen Pointe Culinary Training Program | ||||
| Embassy Suites Napa Valley | Harvest Middle School | ||||
| Embassy Suites Dulles - North/Loudoun | Chantilly High School | ||||
| Hampton Inn St. Louis Downtown (At the Gateway Arch) | I Love Ferguson Committee | ||||
| Hilton Guangzhou Tianhe | YMCA | ||||
| Hilton Xi'an | Yellow River Soup Kitchen | ||||
| Hilton Sanya Yalong Bay Resort & Spa | BN Vocational School | ||||
| Hilton Beijing Capital Airport | Beijing Stars and Rain | ||||
| Millennium Hilton Bangkok | WWF | ||||
| Hilton Kuching | Kuching Children’s Home | ||||
| Hilton Hanoi Opera | Blue Dragon | ||||
| Hilton Shenzhen Shekou Nanhai | California Sunshine Academy | ||||
| Hilton Petaling Jaya | Agathians Home Shelter | ||||
| Hilton Singapore | Marymount Centre | ||||
| Hilton Colombo | Ruhuna Wellassa Area Foundation | ||||
| Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Lake Taupo | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Prague Old Town | Rozlet Ops | ||||
| Hilton Kyiv | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 | Project Search | ||||
| Hilton Munich City | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus | NGO-AYDER | ||||
| Hilton Mexico City Reforma | Banco de Alimentos | ||||
| Hilton Cape Town City Centre | Salesian Institute Youth Projects | ||||
| Hilton Doha | Youth Company-Qatar | ||||
| Hilton Al Ain | Sustainability On-Site | ||||
| Hilton Baltimore | Big Brother’s Big Sister’s | ||||
| Hilton Phoenix Suites | Arizona Cactus Pine Council | ||||
| Memphis Operations Center | Memphis Institute for Leadership Education at the University of Memphis | ||||
| Homewood Suites by Hilton Reading | Rotary Club of Spring Township Centennial | ||||
| Homewood Suites by Hilton New York/Midtown Manhattan Times Square-South, NY | Food Bank of NYC | ||||
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Community Organization |
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$1,000 Awardees |
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| Conrad Maldives Rangali Island | Dhigurah Island Council | ||||
| DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Phuket - Surin Beach | Cherngthalay Municipal School | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Lisbon - Fontana Park | Junta de Freguesia de Arrois | ||||
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Chester | The Spinnery Day School | ||||
| Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport | Friends of Youth – Griffin Home | ||||
| Embassy Suites Corpus Christi | Hammons Education Leadership Programs | ||||
| Embassy Suites San Diego - La Jolla | San Diego Coastkeeper | ||||
| Hampton Inn Clarion | Clarion Area JSHS- Art History Club | ||||
| Hampton Inn Melbourne-Viera | East Coast Zoological Society of Florida dba Brevard Zoo | ||||
| Hampton Inn & Suites Ridgecrest | Ridgecrest Autism Awareness | ||||
| Hampton Inn New Smyrna Beach | Marine Discovery Center | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Sevilla | Madre Coraje | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Saskatoon Downtown | Saskatoon Friendship Society | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix/Avondale | Avondale Youth Advisory Commission (City of Avondale) | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Fayetteville/Fort Bragg | Ft Bragg Fisher House | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Eden Prairie/Minneapolis, MN | Sojourner Project | ||||
| Hilton Garden Inn Albuquerque Airport | Locker #505, Student Clothing Bank | ||||
| Hilton Foshan | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Surfers Paradise | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Beijing | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Berlin | GEBEWO Soziale Dienste | ||||
| Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center | Down Turkey DS Assoc. | ||||
| Hilton Amsterdam | GRO Mushrooms B.V. | ||||
| Hilton Warwick / Stratford-Upon-Avon | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
| Hilton Sofia | Sustainability On-Site | ||||
| Hilton Vienna | Arbeitersamariterbund House SIDRA | ||||
| Hilton Brussels Grand Place | Poverello | ||||
| Makkah Hilton Towers | Makkah Al Zohoor Orphanage | ||||
| Hilton Hurghada Resort | Egyptian Food Bank | ||||
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McLean Headquarters |
Alternative House | ||||
| Home2 Suites by Hilton Omaha West, NE | Open Door Mission | ||||
| Homewood Suites by Hilton Slidell, LA | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Newtown-Langhorne, PA |
The Center of Autism Philadelphia | ||||
| Homewood Suites by Hilton Binghamton/Vestal, NY | Family Enrichment Network | ||||
| Waldorf Astoria Ras al Khaimah | On-site Sustainability Project | ||||
About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 95 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The company's portfolio of twelve world-class global brands is comprised of more than 4,350 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 720,000 rooms in 94 countries and territories, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio - A Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors®. Visit news.hiltonworldwide.com for more information and connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.facebook.com/hiltonworldwide, www.twitter.com/hiltonworldwide, www.youtube.com/hiltonworldwide, www.flickr.com/hiltonworldwide,and www.linkedin.com/company/hilton-worldwide.
About Travel with Purpose
Travel with Purpose is Hilton Worldwide's commitment to provide shared value to its business and communities around the world. As the driving strategy for Hilton Worldwide's corporate responsibility efforts, Travel with Purpose focuses on creating opportunities for individuals to reach their full potential; strengthening local communities where Team Members live, work and travel; celebrating cultures and the power of travel; and living sustainably through the measurement, analysis and improvement of the use of natural resources. Visit www.hiltonworldwide.com/corporate-responsibility and www.hiltonworldwide.com/sustainability for more information.
