Sage Hospitality Donates More Than $70,000 to American Red Cross for Haiti
Funds raised by Sage's 60+ hotels, restaurants through Sage Helps Haiti initiative
Denver, CO - (March 16, 2010 - Denver-based Sage Hospitality Resources is very proud to announce that it has raised more than $70,000 for the victims of the Haitian earthquake through a company-wide fundraising initiative, Sage Helps Haiti.
Sage Hospitality challenged each member of its corporate family - which includes more than 60 hotels, water parks and restaurants nationwide - to hold a special Sage Helps Haiti fundraiser on Tuesday, January 26. The events ranged from a lobby bake sale at the JW Marriott Denver in Cherry Creek to a Happy Hour for Haiti at Urban Farmer and Departure restaurants in Portland.
The Sheraton Tucson Hotel and Suites collected more than $4,800 at a special Jazz Benefit party complete with a silent auction and two guest speakers who survived the devastating earthquake.
Sage Hospitality's Water Parks division, which includes eight hotels with indoor water parks, raised more than $25,000 with a special “Splash for a Cause” event, where more than 5,000 guests purchased a special $5 day pass, with 100% of the proceeds going to Sage Helps Haiti fund.
“We are thrilled that our dedicated employees worked so hard and came up with creative ways to raise money for this important cause,” said Sage Hospitality president and chief executive Walter Isenberg. “I'm very proud that these funds will directly help the people of Haiti.”
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About Sage Hospitality
Founded in 1984, Sage Hospitality has strategically grown into one of the largest privately held hotel management and development companies in the nation and is recognized as a leading innovator in the field. During the past eight years, the Denver-based firm has completed more than $600 million in acquisition and development projects, using some of the most unique financing structures in the industry. Sage Hospitality's comprehensive management portfolio includes major international brands as well as independent boutiques and hotels, including the Oxford Hotel in Denver.
In 1997, Sage Hospitality pioneered the company's urban redevelopment initiative converting the blighted Joslin's department store in downtown Denver into a showplace Courtyard by Marriott. Since then, Sage Hospitality has preserved and transformed five additional, underused national landmark buildings into award-winning hotel properties that serve as important catalysts for downtown revitalization. Projects include the historic Blackstone hotel in Chicago and The Nines in Portland's historic Meyers and Frank building. For more information, please visit www.sagehospitality.com
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