Close to $200,000 raised in November for college scholarships
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Fourteen leading California hoteliers have donated $75,000 to support California Hotel & Lodging Association Hospitality Foundation student scholarships, bringing to nearly $200,000 the amount raised in November.
More than $100,000 was donated during CHLAHF’s annual Scholarship Awards Gala in early November, which awarded $165,000 in scholarships to 52 students pursing degrees in hospitality, tourism and culinary arts at 10 California colleges and universities.
“There is no doubt that investing in the future of hospitality brings out the true spirit of giving embodied by so many California hoteliers,” said Michael Pace, CHLAHF’s Chair, and General Manager at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins hotel in San Francisco. “I’m overwhelmed by the genuine generosity of these hospitality leaders – THANK YOU.”
The 14 hoteliers and their organizations who contributed to CHLAHF all are members of CHLA’s board of directors or its executive committee. They include:
Visit Santa Barbara, Tom Patton, CHA
Pacific Palms Resort, Hee-Won Lim
Ridgemont Hospitality, Dhruv Patel
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Cormac O’Modhrain
Pacific Plaza Hotels, Laurenne Douglas
Coast Redwood Hospitality, Bijal Patel, CHA
JW Marriott at LA Live/Ritz-Carlton LA, Javier Cano
Handlery Hotels, Jon Handlery
Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments, Kristi Allen
Park Hotels & Resorts, Joe Piantedosi
Woodside Hotel & Resorts, John Spear
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Michael Pace
AHLA, Chip Rogers
Hotels of Disneyland Resort, Nic Hockman
About the California Hotel & Lodging Association Hospitality Foundation
CHLAHF is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and research in support of industry employees and hospitality students. Our aim is to raise the profile and promote excellence in the California hospitality industry. For more information, please go to https://chlafoundation.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Flohrm
916-554-2667
[email protected]ng.com
SOURCE The California Hotel & Lodging Association
