TAMPA, FLA.—McKibbon Hotel Group, an award-winning, third-generation leader in the hospitality development, operations and management industry specializing in multi-brand properties, is proud of its community involvement in assisting with the rescue of orphaned pets. McKibbon Hotel Group, which owns and manages the Aloft Asheville Downtown in Asheville, N.C., paired up with a local animal shelter, Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue (CAAR), in an effort to increase the dog adoption numbers in the community.
“The close partnership that we created with Charlie’s Angels is a perfect example of our commitment to community and family,” said John McKibbon, Chairman of McKibbon Hotel Group. “Our guest response has been overwhelmingly positive, generating numerous successful adoptions and uniting families with a new best friend. We are looking forward to expanding this initiative and teaming up with local pet shelters at all of our new lifestyle hotels being developed throughout the country.”
McKibbon Hotel Group’s contemporary dog-friendly lifestyle hotel, Aloft Asheville Downtown, collaborated with CAAR as their quarterly community service project. The goal is to help find permanent homes for several CAAR dogs, rescuing pets from possible euthanasia at area shelters. As guests arrive at the Aloft Asheville Downtown, a dog will welcome them from behind the registration desk dressed in an “Adopt Me” vest. Guests can interact with the dog during check-in as well as at the hotel lounge and additional designated areas.
Since the program launched in August 2014, more than 20 dogs have found permanent and loving homes. “We hope to save over 100 dogs in 2015 with our partnership with the McKibbon Hotel Group,” said Kim Smith, President of CAAR. “The dogs are set in a natural environment which gives guests one-on-one interaction versus a rescue facility where only one out of 10 dogs have a chance of being adopted. A single dog receives much more exposure while increasing their chances.”
With the success of the program currently underway, additional McKibbon Hotel Group properties have taken action to support local pet shelters in the community. Aloft Greenville Downtown has chosen to partner with local rescue and rehabilitation facility, Pet Tender Angels (PTA), Aloft Tallahassee will partner with Last Hope and Homewood Suites Tampa Westshore will partner with Paws of Hillsborough Country, Inc. (PAWS).
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