Affinia Hotels in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., To Aid Common Ground with Monetary, In-Kind Donations and Associate Support
New York (Vocus/PRWEB ) February 17, 2009 -- Affinia Hotels and Common Ground, a arch not-for-profit whose mission is to end homelessness, accept launched a multi-faceted affiliation in the new year that has kicked off with a amount of activating endeavors, including a cause-related business attack affiliated to winter travel, donation of appliance and Affinia accessory "street-to-home" advance missions.
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The affiliation amid Affinia Hotels, the aboriginal accumulated affiliation of this affectionate for Affinia, and Common Ground includes several above initiatives alignment from budgetary support, Affinia accessory advance opportunities, job training and donations of auberge accoutrement and furniture, to bounded fundraising, awareness-building campaigns and abutment of absolute Common Ground programs and events. Since the alpha of 2009, abutment has included:
- "Winter Wonderland" cause-related attack that includes a $10 donation to Common Ground on account of every adventurer who books the Affinia amalgamation at backdrop in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. through March. Participation of dozens of Affinia volunteers in two above artery initiatives: "Street To Home" alteration abutment and Department of Homeless Services HOPE Project Donation of accoutrement for use by association in Common Ground facilities, such as beds, bedding, appliance and more
Common Ground, a avant-garde in the development of admiring apartment and added research-based practices that end homelessness, has a arrangement of well-designed, affordable apartments that accept enabled added than 4,000 individuals to affected homelessness back its birth in 1990.
Every Affinia accessory is aflame about the affiliation with Common Ground and the befalling to accomplish a cogent aberration in anniversary of our neighborhoods By leveraging our growing civic presence, Affinia Hotels will advice Common Ground in its mission to end homelessness by accouterment absolute abetment for its capacity in a amount of ways. The accord with Affinia Hotels is a aboriginal for Common Ground The energy, resources, and account that Affinia and its owner, DHG, accept offered will accept a huge appulse on our plan and mission to end homelessness. Their generosity will accredit the Common Ground Institute to extend our important plan to new cities like Washington, DC and Chicago. The animal basic that Affinia brings to the table is already proving invaluable in abbreviation artery homelessness in New York City. According to Brooke Barrett, co-CEO of Denihan Hospitality Group, buyer and abettor of Affinia Hotels, Common Ground is an alignment that carefully aligns with Affinia Hotels' amount ethics to accommodate comfort, accessibility and customization to guests.
"Every Affinia accessory is aflame about the affiliation with Common Ground and the befalling to accomplish a cogent aberration in anniversary of our neighborhoods," commented Barrett. "By leveraging our growing civic presence, Affinia Hotels will advice Common Ground in its mission to end homelessness by accouterment absolute abetment for its capacity in a amount of ways."
"The accord with Affinia Hotels is a aboriginal for Common Ground," said Rosanne Haggerty, architect and admiral of Common Ground. "The energy, resources, and account that Affinia and its owner, DHG, accept offered will accept a huge appulse on our plan and mission to end homelessness. Their generosity will accredit the Common Ground Institute to extend our important plan to new cities like Washington, DC and Chicago." Common Ground's Executive Director, Tim Marx, accepted Affinia's advance efforts as, "vital," saying, "The animal basic that Affinia brings to the table is already proving invaluable in abbreviation artery homelessness in New York City."
The affiliation will initially focus efforts in New York City, home to four (soon to be five) Affinia Hotels and nine Common Ground apartment facilities, including the organization's first, ground-breaking apartment development: The Times Square. Purchased in 1991, and adapted in 1993, The Times Square is the nation's better admiring apartment residence, accouterment homes to 652 low-income and aforetime abandoned individuals. Common Ground afresh opened the Montrose Transitional Residence in Westchester County, New York, in accord with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to abetment abandoned veterans, and has over 1,300 new homes in development to abetment adolescent humans crumbling out of advance affliction who face homelessness, disabled adults, chief citizens, and families who accept accomplished homelessness.
In 2009, as Common Ground expands into Washington, DC and, through a accomplice organization, in Chicago, Affinia Hotels and their assembly in those markets will host events, accord time and appurtenances to advice barrage agnate programs to aid in efforts to end homelessness in anniversary city.
For added advice about Common Ground and the accord with Affinia Hotels, amuse appointment www.affinia.com.
Affinia Hotels are in prime locations in New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Offering the industry's a lot of avant-garde bedfellow account program, My Affinia allows business and leisure guests to tap the affluence and adjacency of the Internet to actualize adventures of absolute customized comfort. Operated by Denihan Hospitality Group, a privately-owned aggregation with added than 40 years of accommodation administration expertise, Affinia Hotels is a appreciative affiliate of a common accord of hotels including Joie De Vivre in the United States, Thistle Hotels in the United Kingdom, Rotana Hotels in the Middle East and First Hotels in Scandinavia. For added information, appointment www.affinia.com or alarm 1-866-AFFINIA.
Common Ground is analytic homelessness through avant-garde programs that transform people, barrio and communities. Common Ground is a 501 ( c ) (3) non-profit organization. For added advice about Common Ground: www.commonground.org
Maria Andriano/Caroline Michaud, Redpoint Marketing PR for Affinia: 212.229.0119
Evan McLaughlin, Common Ground: 212-389-9338
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