Philanthropy

This week, a group of employees from Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific accepted the challenge to shave or color their hair for Wyndham’s Greatest Shave. The act was not a fashion statement, but a charity event to support the Leukaemia Foundation.

In anticipation for the main event, for the past few months Wyndham has been collecting money through their philanthropy, Wishes by Wyndham. In total, they raised $7,500 for the cause. Since its establishment in 2012, Wishes by Wyndham has raised more than $140,000 for charity. [Read more…]

Festiva Hospitality Group recently hosted its 4th annual Festiva Charitable Fund Golf Tournament. This year, through donations, sponsors, and raffle tickets, Festiva raised a grand total of $87,606.

The annual tournament was held in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on September 22, 2014. The tournament featured 132 golfers divided amongst 33 teams. [Read more…]

Interval International recently donated $20,000 to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Education Foundation, a leading not-for-profit organization.

Interval International could not provide this generous donation without the help of its affiliated resorts. 30 resorts in 13 countries donated to this year’s fundraising. [Read more…]

Today, the popular timeshare exchange company, DAE, announced that they will partner with the charity organization Youngcare to support Australians with special needs.

Youngcare is an Australian-based organization that helps people under age 65 who require assisted living. Currently there are over 7,000 young Australians living in senior centers, simply because there is no alternative. Youngcare is working to promote awareness for their cause and to help these individuals live with people their own age.
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