Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel Gives Back to Community

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. July 14, 2010

Cleveland, OH - July 13, 2010 - Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel is pleased to announce their participation in the National Kidney Foundation Walk. Through multiple fund-raising efforts on property, the hotel was able to donate over $3,500. Philanthropy is an essential component of the Sheraton brand, built on a sense of Warm, Connected, Community.

Patty Bella, Director of Human Resource, organized several competitions for the hotel staff, all with a goal of raising money for the charity. The hotel staff participated in opportunities to “buy” a day off without pay, paid to dress down on Fridays, sold candy bars to hotel staff, bought tickets for a raffle and divided into teams for Penny Wars. Says Ms. Bella, “I am very proud of the way our property came together for such an amazing cause. We all had a lot of fun trying to come up with creative ways to raise money and are already looking forward to our next effort.”

The last part of the effort was to participate in the National Kidney Foundation's 3K walk in Cleveland, OH on June 5, 2010. The property turned over their donation and walked on to celebrate their accomplishment. General Manager Tom Rousher said, “We are pleased that, with our help, the Kidney Foundation will be able to help those in our community.”

About Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel
The Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel recently completed a $3.5 million dollar renovation and reopened its brand new lobby, fitness center and restaurant to the public on June 18, 2010.

General Manager Tom Rousher said, “There are many exciting things happening at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel with the addition of Hemispheres Restaurant, Link by Sheraton and Sheraton Core Performance Fitness Center.”

The Link Cafe is open daily and proudly serves Starbucks TM coffee, plus a selection of breakfast pastries, fresh fruit and sandwiches. The cafe is adjacent to the "connection destination", the Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft, where you can log on, and stay in touch with friends, family, and business.

Hemispheres at the Sheraton, offers a modern casual atmosphere featuring an infusion of world flavors that cross the globe. This comfortable bistro specializes in seasonal farm to table ingredients presented in small to large plate design, perfect for sharing and experiencing a variety of different flavors

Guests staying at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel can train like champions and stay fit on the road though an exclusive partnership with Core Performance, a training and lifestyle brand created to train professional athletes. This state-of-the-art fitness experience, available only to Sheraton guests, features Life Fitness equipment, I-Pod plug in's, and individual televisions. Available 24 hours a day, working out was never easier. Since travelers have different needs when they are on the road, the new fitness centers feature time-efficient training programs designed by Core Performance to work with busy travel schedules

Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel is independently owned by Hopkins Partners and operated by Oakbrook Hotels, Inc. under a license issued by the Sheraton Corporation.

About Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
Sheraton Hotels is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 960 properties in 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft, and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com

About National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Walk is a fun, inspiring community fundraiser that calls attention to the prevention of kidney disease and the need for organ donation. It's also an opportunity for patients, family, friends and businesses to come together.

Thanks to the money raised through the walks, NKF is able to offer free early detection screenings for kidney disease, support research, educate patients and the public, advocate for kidney patients and other groups affected by kidney disease, and much more.