Festiva timeshare

Festiva Hospitality Group (Festiva timeshare) has donated $50,000 in support of the 20202 Vision plan of the Western North Carolina Nature Center, Asheville Wildlife Park.

The donation, coordinated by Friends of the WNCNC, supports the center’s long-term vision to turn the Nature Center into a regional showplace in the Asheville, North Carolina area. The donation from Festiva timeshare will be used specifically to help transform a historic and iconic red barn on the center’s property into the park’s new main entrance.

Butch Patrick, president and co-founder of Festiva Hospitality Group says, “We are very excited to be involved with the Nature Center’s improvements and future expansion. We feel that the center is a wonderful attraction for visitors as well as local families here in Asheville, and we are proud to support the expansion and improvement of the center’s education and conservation efforts.”

Patrick adds, “Since Festiva will be bringing visitors to Asheville through our recent management contract with Festiva Biltmore Village and with nearly 100 employees in Asheville who can enjoy the center with their families for years to come, our partnership with the Nature Center is a natural fit.”

Festiva Hospitality Group, which includes Festiva timeshare, is a privately owned hospitality company based in Asheville, North Carolina.  Festiva timeshare began with only one resort and 500 members but today owns markets, and manages 24 hotels and timeshare resorts throughout the Southeast, Midwest, Northeast and Caribbean, and includes nearly 70,000 members and a fleet of luxury catamaran yachts. Festiva timeshare employs approximately over 1000 people nationwide.

Employees of Festiva Hospitality Group timeshare have once again held another successful charity fundraiser. The Festiva 8^th Annual Holiday Charity Auction, held Thursday, December 8, at Festiva’s headquarters in Asheville, North Carolina, raised a record-breaking $17,950, all from the proceeds of items collected by or donated by Festiva timeshare employees.

Proceeds from the timeshare company’s auction go to the Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministries (ABCCM) and will benefit the children of struggling military families in the Ashville area.

Sabrina Green, Festiva Resorts Contracts Supervisor and head of the auction committee, said, “We’re so thrilled that we can help more families than ever this year. This event is always heartwarming as it shows how willing our employees are to help those in need, and we are especially blessed that we can do so while the economy is difficult for many.”

With the proceeds of the fundraiser, Festiva timeshare was able to sponsor 11 families and purchase $10,000 in other toys for ABCCM. Festiva employees also handled all the toy shopping and the delivery, providing all the toys and gifts to ABCCM on December 15, ensuring plenty of time for the non-profit agency to handle delivery and play, “Santa” for some parents who no doubt are very appreciative of the help.

Good job Festiva! Your employees have truly demonstrated the real meaning of the holidays.

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Festiva Hospitality Group, Inc has announced the selection of the organizations that will benefit from the 2011 Festiva Charitable Fund. This is the fifth year Festiva timeshare has supported select non-profit organizations through a flexible endowment.

The organizations chosen for this year are:

• The Kids’ Ranch in the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, (home to Festiva’s Mirror Lake & Tamarack resorts), an early intervention and prevention program which connects youth, ages 6 through 10, with community members to build self esteem and self-respect through educational and recreational programs with a focus on literacy.
• Bus-Pass-It-On, in Asheville, North Carolina, a grassroots initiative formed to address the issue of transportation for homeless individuals. The initiative’s mission is to reduce and prevent homelessness in Buncombe County by meeting the transportation needs of residents who are on the verge of, or currently experiencing, homelessness.
• The Grandfather Home for Children, located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, (home to Festiva’s Blue Ridge Village resort) a children’s home established in 1914 that provides love and healing to more than 600 children and youth annually who have experienced deep hurt and trauma from neglect or abuse.
• Preble Street in Portland, Maine, (where Festiva Adventure Club’s primary sales center in the Northeast is located), an organization whose mission is to provide accessible barrier-free services to empower people experiencing problems with homelessness, housing, hunger, or poverty.
• Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, in Rangeley, Maine, (home of Rangeley Lake Resort), and organization dedicated to preserving natural areas, scenic beauty, critical wildlife habitat, including the mountains, lakes, rivers and forests to the moose, eagles, wild trout and salmon as well as the rich historic traditions of logging and fishing.

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and expanding philanthropy, manages the Festiva Charitable Fund. For more information on Festiva Hospitality Group, Inc., the Charitable Fund or The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, visit www.festiva.travel or www.cfwnc.org.

Follow these links for more information about timeshare resale and timeshare rental opportunities in Festiva Timeshare Resales and the Festiva Resorts Adventure Club.

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If you weren’t already daydreaming about the smell of spring in the air and the fresh face of flowers in bloom, this week’s Festiva Resorts Blog – Festiva Hospitality Group post on cycling Cape Cod would have gotten you started.

Festiva’s blog is a favorite of ours because they regularly profile the activities and attractions in the areas of Festiva timeshare resorts and they don’t just give you the typical travelogue; they always fill you in on the off-the-beaten path experiences you really want to see. For example, in “Cycling Cape Cod” they didn’t focus on Cape Cod’s obvious asset—the beach. Instead, the Festiva Resort Blog looked at the wonderful opportunities to explore Cape Cod by bike.

Here is some of the important information they share, sure to help you in planning your Cape Cod timeshare vacation:

Cape Cod offers a variety of biking trails and venues, with opportunities suitable for both avid cyclists and family vacationers. There are 80 miles of trails, 55 miles of which are paved.

There are plenty of bike rental shops in the Cape Cod area.

Trails to explore include The Shining Sea Bikeway and the Nauset Marsh Trail, both perfect for beginners or casual cyclists; the Cape Cod Rail Trail, offering 22 miles through towns and countryside; off-road biking at the Otis Atwood Conservation Area in Barnstable; and the challenging Trail of Tears at the West Barnstable Conservation Area.

To learn more about the possibilities of biking Cape Cod be sure to read the full article on the Festiva Blog and also check out the Cape Cod Bike Guide. And follow this link for opportunities on Southcape Resort & Club Festiva timeshare resales.