Hyatt Regency Jeju Awards Community Grant To Jenam Children's Centre

Dec. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- HYATT REGENCY JEJU AWARDS COMMUNITY GRANT TO JENAM CHILDREN’S CENTRE

Jenam Children Service Centre Receives a $15,000 Grant; Calls for Facebook Votes

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA (11 December, 2012) – As part of Hyatt Community Grants, a philanthropic programme that empowers Hyatt associates to guide charitable giving, Hyatt Regency Jeju hotel announced today that it has awarded Jenam Children Service Centre with a US$15,000 grant to further the organisation’s efforts in health and wellness.

Hyatt Community Grants, a key component of Hyatt Thrive – Hyatt’s global corporate responsibility platform – encourages hotels around the world to identify and nominate local nonprofits for funding consideration through Hyatt Hotels Foundation. The programme builds on Hyatt’s belief that no one better understands a community’s most pressing issues – and their solutions – that those that live and work there.

“Since 1992, we have been teaming up with Jenam Children Service Centre in funding or manpower to support their tremendous impact in the Jeju community,” said Julien Gonzalvez, General Manager of Hyatt Regency Jeju. “We are fortunate that Hyatt Thrive gives us the means to identify and support their work, and we hope the community will help secure additional funding for Jenam Children Service Centre in the Facebook campaign, which runs through to the end of the year.”

Support Jenam Children Service Centre in Hyatt’s Vote. Give. Thrive. Campaign

New for this year, the Jeju community can help further extend Hyatt’s financial support of Jenam Children Service Centre. From now until 31 December, visit the Vote. Give. Thrive. application (insert organization’s Facebook voting page) on Hyatt’s Facebook page to vote daily on which of the 26 Hyatt Community Grant recipients will receive additional funding from Hyatt. The nonprofit with the most votes will receive an additional US$10,000 and the second and third place organisations will each receive an additional US$5,000. Visit Facebook.com/Hyatt (https://www.facebook.com/Hyatt) or http://jeju.regency.hyatt.com to vote and for more details.

“Receiving this grant is a great honour, and we are thankful that Hyatt Regency Jeju hotel nominated our organisation to be the recipient of this generous donation,” said Sang-Joon Lee, Chairman of Jenam Children Service Centre. “Our funding goes a long way toward tackling health and wellness for the children in need of help and we are looking forward to the chance to receive additional funding.”

Participating nonprofits have a significant local impact and support one of Hyatt Thrive’s four pillars – Environmental Sustainability, Education and Personal Advancement, Economic Development and Investment, or Health and Wellness.

About Hyatt Community Grants

Funding for Hyatt Community Grants is provided by Hyatt Hotels Foundation, a donor-advised fund created in conjunction with the National Philanthropic Trust. In 2012, Hyatt Regency Jeju will be among 26 Hyatt properties from around the world awarding more than US$300,000 in grants to nonprofits in their local communities.

Since the programme’s inception in 2008, Hyatt hotels have awarded more than US$1,350,000 to nonprofit organisations in 103 communities and 34 countries around the world.