100% Of Proceeds Support Children?s Miracle Network
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – April 9, 2008…Marriott Golf, one of the world’s premier golf operators, today announced the Company will be hosting the 2nd annual “Hit The Green” fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) throughout the 2008 calendar year. Beginning in April, 20 of Marriott Golf’s domestic properties will each be hosting promotional days to help raise funds for CMN.
In 2007, participating Marriott Golf properties raised nearly $40,000 for CMN, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by generating funds for children’s hospitals across North America.
Participating properties will each host 12 CMN promotional days as part of the fundraiser, and a designated par 3 will serve as the “Hit The Green” hole, offering golfers the opportunity to win prizes, while supporting a worthy cause. Each golfer pays $10 to participate, with 100 percent of the proceeds supporting CMN. All golfers that land their shot on the green will receive a certificate valid for 30% off their next purchase in that property’s golf shop, and any golfer who attempts a shot but does not land on the green will receive a certificate valid for 15% off their next purchase in that property’s golf shop.
In addition to the golf shop rewards, each participating golfer will be entered into a drawing for a golf vacation to any participating U.S. Marriott managed golf resort, which will include a 3-day, 2-night stay, and two twosomes of golf, including golf cart fees.
“We are extremely grateful to all of our guests who contributed to last year’s inaugural ‘Hit The Green’ program,” said Claye Atcheson, Vice President of Marriott Golf. “Marriott is committed to supporting charitable endeavors, and we are confident that this program will continue to grow, so that we can greatly exceed our total donation year after year.”
The following Marriott Golf properties will be participating in the 2008 CMN Fundraiser: Camelback Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Desert Springs Golf Resort, Palm Desert, Calif.; Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Fla., Grande Pines Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.; Grande Vista Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.; Hawk’s Landing Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.; Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Shadow Ridge Golf Club, Palm Desert, Calif.; Starr Pass Golf Club, Tucson, Ariz.; The Rookery at Marco, Naples, Fla.; Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix, Ariz.; Cattails Golf Club, Kingsport, Tenn.; Griffin Gate Golf Club, Lexington, Ky.; Kauai Lagoons Golf Club, Lihue, Hawaii; Stone Mountain Golf Club, Stone Mountain, Ga.; The Frog Golf Club, Villa Rica, Ga.; Crane’s Landing Golf Club, Lincolnshire, Ill.; Seaview Resort & Spa, Atlantic City, N.J.; Westfields Golf Club, Clifton, Va.; and Willow Crest Golf Club, Oak Brook, Ill.
About Marriott Golf
Marriott Golf manages 61 golf courses at 45 locations in 13 countries, offering more than 1,000 holes of championship golf. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970 and is one of the world’s premier golf operators. Marriott provides golf management and consulting services to a variety of operational environments including resort, private club, daily fee, golf school and franchises. For more information, visit www.marriottgolf.com.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading lodging company with about 3,000 lodging properties in the United States and 67 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE®, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
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