Homewood Suites by Hilton announced today the launch of Make a
Moment, a program dedicated to help the brave men and women of the
U.S. Military recreate important missed moments in their family lives.
The extended stay hotel brand is making an initial $100,000 donation for
this initiative, which will continue into 2015.
Celebrity chef Kelsey Nixon demonstrates easy holiday recipes during the kick-off event for Homewood Suites by Hilton’s "Make a Moment" campaign at the USO Warrior and Family Center at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (Photo: Business Wire)
In partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO),
Homewood Suites will build Make a Moment boxes that will be delivered to
select USO centers, starting with 10 locations before the end of the
year. Each box will include all the essential touches needed to host a
special event for the families served by the centers. In addition,
Homewood Suites will make a $1,000 donation to help make every
celebration even more memorable. Starting with the upcoming holiday
season, the packages will be themed around some of the most missed
occasions by military families. Throughout the year, Homewood Suites
will feature Make a Moment content on its Welcome
Home Headquarters community on the brand’s Facebook page, and will
drive the conversation using the #MakeaMoment hashtag as well as
encourage donations to the USO.
“Military families make tremendous sacrifices, and this partnership with
the USO offers Homewood Suites the opportunity to not only help these
families re-create the moments missed, but also say thank you for
everything they do,” said Christian Kuhn, vice president of marketing,
Homewood Suites by Hilton. “Every day our goal is to make our guests
feel at home, and we hope that this program brings that same feeling to
the men and women who serve, and also inspire the hospitality industry
to support this cause.”
The campaign was kicked off with a holiday themed event hosted on
November 20th at the USO Warrior and Family Center at Naval
Support Activity Bethesda, Home of Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center. Celebrity Chef Kelsey Nixon was on hand to treat U.S.
Military families to an interactive cooking demonstration, where more
than 100 attendees learned easy-to-recreate recipes to incorporate to
their holiday traditions and great options to send to their loved ones
overseas. Kelsey also collaborated with former Whitehouse Chef Jack
Slattery on a special meal for the occasion.
Staff members from Homewood Suites in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. were
in attendance to help build the first set of holiday themed Make a
Moment boxes. The evening was capped off with a symbolic check
presentation and vacation giveaway by Christian Kuhn, vice president of
marketing, Homewood Suites by Hilton. Two lucky winners from the group
were randomly selected to enjoy weekend stays at the Homewood Suites of
their choice.
“This is an exciting opportunity for the USO,” said USO Vice President
of Corporate Alliances Christy Hartsell. “Troops and military families
miss out on countless everyday moments in service to our country. It is
such an honor for us to be able to partner with Homewood Suites by
Hilton to give military families the opportunity to celebrate those
missed moments and to show them that America supports them, appreciates
their sacrifices and are always by their side.”
Homewood Suites’ Make a Moment program is part of the brand’s ongoing
campaign to honor military families, which includes partnerships with
the USO, Folds of Honor Foundation and Military Spouse of the Year
program, as well as a special evergreen 15
percent discount* off the Best Available Rate to all active and
retired military. The brand’s military support campaign is also part of
Hilton Worldwide’s wider commitment, Operation:
Opportunity, a pledge to hire 10,000 veterans over the next
five years and donate millions of Hilton HHonors points to assist
job-seeking veterans.
Visit Homewood Suites’ Facebook
page to learn more about Homewood Suites’ Make a Moment program and
how you can donate to the USO.
About Homewood Suites by Hilton™
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s upscale, all-suite,
residential-style hotel with more than 350 hotels open in the United
States, Mexico and Canada. Homewood Suites by Hilton is proud to be a
J.D. Power 2014 Customer Champion - one of an elite group of 50 U.S.
companies to be named to this list. Also voted “Top Upscale
Extended-Stay” hotel by J.D. Power and Associates and Business Travel
News, Homewood Suites by Hilton is the first choice for guests seeking
comfortable, home-like accommodations when traveling for an extended
stay. Beyond its spacious suites, which feature separate living and
sleeping areas, and fully equipped kitchens with full sized
refrigerators, additional value-driven amenities include: complimentary
Internet, a daily full-hot breakfast, and healthy, delicious evening
meals with drinks every Monday-Thursday. The brand is focused on guest
satisfaction and stands behind each stay with its 100% Suite Assurance®
guarantee. For more information, please visit www.homewoodsuites.com.
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 4,200
managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties,
with more than 690,000 rooms in 93 countries and territories, including
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels
& Resorts, Curio - A Collection by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, DoubleTree
by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels,
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 the USO
The USO lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families
millions of times each year at hundreds of places worldwide. We provide
a touch of home through centers at airports and military bases in the
U.S. and abroad, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and
services. We also provide critical support to those who need us most,
including forward-deployed troops, military families, wounded warriors,
troops in transition and families of the fallen. The USO is a private,
non-profit organization, not a government agency. Our programs and
services are made possible by the American people, support of our
corporate partners and the dedication of our volunteers and staff.
In addition to individual donors and corporate sponsors, the USO is
supported by President’s Circle Partners: American Airlines, AT&T, BNSF
Railway, Clark Construction Group, LLC, The Coca-Cola Company, Grand
Canyon University, JCPenney, Jeep, Johnson & Johnson, Kroger, Northrop
Grumman Corporation and TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Worldwide
Strategic Partners: BAE Systems, BIC, The Boeing Company, ConAgra Foods,
FedEx, Harris Teeter, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Corporation, Procter &
Gamble, TKS Telepost Kabel-Service Kaiserslautern GmbH & Co. KG and Wawa
Inc. We are also supported through the United Way and Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC-11381). To join us in this important mission, and to learn
more about the USO, please visit uso.org.
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