Park Hyatt Saigon Holds Hands with Loreto to Celebrate the Opening of Khanh Binh Tay Kindergarten

March 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March 8, 2012 – Park Hyatt Saigon and Loreto Vietnam – Australia Program (LVAP) team up to build a new kindergarten in the Khanh Binh Tay Village, Tran Van Thoi District, Ca Mau Province, as part of the hotel’s humanitarian commitment to the local community.  Breaking ground on July 21, 2011, this initiative aimed to increase educational enrichment in the Tran Van Thoi District. With the help of Ca Mau Union of Friendship Organizations and the Tran Van Thoi Hamlet People’s Committee, the long-awaited grand opening took place on March 1, 2012.  

A destitute region with a population of 13,789 people, Khanh Binh Tay is in urgent need of assistance for the provision of children’s education. With undeveloped infrastructure and household income generated only through agriculture, farming, and aquaculture, children are unable to learn basic primary skill sets due to the lack of facilities and resources. According to Trish Franklin, CEO of LVAP, “Early Childhood Education can be the single greatest difference between success and failure in society.”

The total funding for this kindergarten amounted to more than VND 1.6 billion, where VND 200 million was donated by Park Hyatt Saigon, through the Hyatt Community Grants program.  The funds from this philanthropic program, through the Hyatt Hotels Foundation, provided equipment for the new kindergarten.  With a capacity for 210 students, the kindergarten will not only deliver early education, but have an impact on the families in this community by providing employment.  

Hyatt Community Grants is a key component of Hyatt Thrive, the company’s global corporate responsibility program. Hyatt Thrive is designed to help make the communities in which Hyatt operates places that associates are proud to work, guests want to visit, neighbors want to live and hotel owners want to invest. Hyatt Thrive harnesses the power of more than 85,000 Hyatt associates at over 450 properties around the world, to focus on positive local efforts that create a significant global impact. For more information about Hyatt Thrive, please visit www.HyattThrive.com.

For more information about Hyatt Community Grants, please visit www.HyattThrive.com/philanthropy.  

About Loreto Vietnam – Australia Program

Loreto Vietnam – Australia Program (LVAP) is a registered international non-government organization (INGO) in Vietnam dedicated to the reduction of poverty through beneficial, qualitative and responsive educational opportunities for underprivileged and disabled students. Since 1997, LVAP has reached out to over 10,000 children through our projects; giving them support in various forms to foster an encouraging learning environment.    

About Park Hyatt Saigon

Park Hyatt Saigon, a 244-room hotel, is a central landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, located within walking distance to the business district and various cultural and historical sites. It features French colonial inspired rooms; a pillar-less ballroom with a drive-in vehicular access; two award-winning restaurants – Opera, serving Italian cuisine and Square One, serving Vietnamese seafood and Western steak. The hotel is also host to 2 Lam Son, the contemporary bar known for its stylish ambience and signature cocktails, and Xuan Spa, the tranquil retreat set amidst a tropical garden and an outdoor pool. Reservations for Park Hyatt Saigon may be made by calling +84 8 3824 1234 or visiting www.parkhyattsaigon.com

About Park Hyatt

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About Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome.Thousands of members of the Hyatt family strive to make a difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic hospitality. The Company’s subsidiaries manage, franchise, own and develop hotels and resorts under the Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place® and Hyatt Summerfield Suites® brand names and have locations on six continents. Hyatt Summerfield Suites is being rebranded as Hyatt HouseTM. Hyatt Residential Group, Inc., a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops, operates, markets or licenses Hyatt ResidencesTM and Hyatt Vacation Club®, which is changing its name to Hyatt Residence ClubTM. As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s worldwide portfolio consisted of 478 properties in 45 countries. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.

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