MINNEAPOLIS—Graves Hospitality Corporation, which owns and manages hotels nationwide, recently announced an overnight-stay, room package initiative called the “Giving Room,” designed to give back to local communities. This room package caters to the growing number of socially conscious guests, and for each overnight stay booked under the Giving Room package, Graves Hospitality Corporation will donate the cost of an overnight stay for a homeless child or family in need at a local shelter. Every day, a limited number of packages will be available on each of the hotel’s websites, based on availability, and they will be priced exactly the same as a comparable room without the package.
“It seemed that the whole business world had become too enmeshed in the current state of the economy, the uncertainty, the rising unemployment, and this package grew out of a need for us at the corporate level to change the focus and move our energies toward the positive,” explained Ben Graves, president of Graves Hospitality Corporation. “These packages allow us to make a calculated and measurable improvement in the lives of children and families while empowering our guests to make the choice to make a difference.”
The nonprofit shelters in each community are selected specifically based on their ability to positively impact the lives of families and children in the areas surrounding each hotel. For example, committed to improving the lives of children in the Twin Cities community, the Graves 601 Hotel recently unveiled the Giving Room package and for every package sold, Graves Hospitality Corporation will donate one night of housing to a homeless child through the local nonprofit, Perspectives, Inc. The donation to the local shelter will be made in the hotel guest’s name. Additionally, a concierge will be available at each hotel to provide additional information or arrange volunteer opportunities if guests have extra time and the desire to do more to make a difference.
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