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Marriott International Kicks off Road To Awareness

Mahak Mannan by Mahak Mannan
June 25, 2018
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11th edition of the charitable initiative to raise funds for children in need across the region.

2017 R2A cycle challenge in JordanIn an effort to support children in need across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, Marriott International has kicked off the 11th edition of its Road to Awareness (R2A) campaign. The initiative will see a number of the hospitality group’s hotels participate in a range of fund-raising activations for local charities throughout the year, in addition to an anchor fund-raising 600 km cycling event around the Western Cape, South Africa from 2 – 4 August 2018.

32 cyclists who work for Marriott International across the MEA region will be led on the challenge by passionate cyclist and founder of R2A – Guido de Wilde, chief operating officer of Marriott International in the Middle East.

The selected riders will not only commit to riding the challenging 600 km over three days, but they will also need to each raise $ 1500 for their local charities. Combined with individual hotel fund-raisers, the organisation has been able to raise a $ 9 million for children in need since its inception in 2008.

“I’m so very proud of the impact the R2A campaign has made over the last 11 years as well as the growth it is making, so that each year it is bigger and better than before, enabling us to help even more children from across the region,” de Wilde said.

“In previous years, we have collaborated with global charity partners and this year we are supporting local charities and hope to see the difference we are able to make through our very own eyes.”

The group’s hotels organise a wide range of fund-raising activities such as charity auctions, fun runs, sporting events, bake sales and others including a tennis tournament at Sheraton Club des Pins Resort & Towers, Algeria, a 10km fun run hosted by Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, a charity bazaar for new and second hand items to be held at Four Points by Sheraton Kuwait and Sheraton Kuwait, and the annual Westin Cape Town Charity Ball in South Africa among many others.

“With the hotels’ support we have a robust annual campaign that keeps the cause at the forefront of the minds of hoteliers, hotel guests, consumers, and Marriott International employees. Together, I’m positive that we can really make a difference to the region’s children in need,” de Wilde concluded.

This year for the first time, the hospitality group will unite with RELATE, a not-for-profit social enterprise who make hand beaded bracelets. RELATE has made 22,000 bracelets specifically for Marriott International’s Road to Awareness campaign so that participating hotels can sell them to help with their fund-raising initiatives.

The confirmed charities include: UAE, Al Jalila Foundation; South Africa, Laureus Sport for Good; KSA, Disabled Children’s Association; Jordan, King Hussein Cancer Foundation; Lebanon, Bonheur Du Ciel; Seychelles, Soroptimist International Club of Victoria.

Tags: charityinternationalmarriottroad to awareness

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