Hilton Worldwide Awards Travel with Purpose Action Grants



    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.

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    Hilton Worldwide 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. Pictured are 2014 Action Grant recipients in Seoul. (Photo: Business Wire)

    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.

     

    2015 Travel with Purpose Action Grant Recipients

               

    Office/Property

           

    Community Organization

    $5,000 Awardees

              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            

    Office/Property

           

    Community Organization

    $3,000 Awardees

              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            

    Office/Property

           

    Community Organization

    $1,000 Awardees

              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

    McLean Headquarters

            Alternative House Home2 Suites by Hilton Omaha West, NE         Open Door Mission Homewood Suites by Hilton Slidell, LA         On-site Sustainability Project

    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/hiltonworldwidewww.twitter.com/hiltonworldwide, www.youtube.com/hiltonworldwidewww.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.

     

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