UNICEF
The “Mini - Marathon for UNICEF” will be held as part of UNICEF’s Check Out for Children Challenge on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at Suan Luang Ror 9. The race is set to start at 6:30 am, following registration. The 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place runners will receive trophies and prizes including a night stay at any of the Starwood hotels and enjoy a 5 stars services and facilities. Every participant who completes the 10 km run will receive a medal (first 300 persons). There are three divisions: Below 18 years, Between 18 – 40 years, and Above 41 years.
The UNICEF Check Out for Children Challenge is an annual fundraising challenge among staff at Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Each year the challenge goes from strength to strength, and this year the fundraising target for the Asia Pacific region is US$100,000. Funds raised by Starwood Hotel & Resorts will assist UNICEF to immunize thousands of children in the Asia Pacific region. More than 30,000 children die every day, mostly from preventable diseases. Thanks to Starwood Hotels efforts in 2008, UNICEF has worked to immunize vulnerable children in Myanmar, Mongolia, and Bangladesh.
The registration fee for the Mini Marathon for UNICEF is Baht 300, including T-Shirt. Forms are available in all Starwood Hotels in Bangkok or at Suan Luang Ror 9 on Sunday, September 6th, 2009.
For more information please contact our Starwood Hotels in Bangkok at:
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers at Tel: 02 266 0123
The Westin Grande Sukhumvit at Tel: 02 207 8000
Le Meridien Bangkok at Tel: 02 232 8888
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok at Tel: 02 649 8888
Plaza Athenee Bangkok, A Royal Meridien at Tel: 02 650 8800
Information note:
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 900 properties in more than 100 countries and 155,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced ALOFTSM and ELEMENTSM Hotels. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com / www.starwoodpressclub.com
Starwood Hotels & Resorts supports UNICEF’s work through the Check Out for Children Challenge and Check Out for Children program – which encourages guests to make a US$1 donation to UNICEF as they check out of the hotel. The program was launched in the Asia Pacific region in 1996 and since that time, UNICEF Check Out for Children has raised more than US$3 million dollars in the Asia Pacific region for UNICEF’s immunization programs.
MEDIA CONTACT: PLAZA ATHENEE BANGKOK, A ROYAL MERIDIEN
Nareerat Thongsook /nareerat.thongsook@
lemeridien.com/
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