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HMSHost’s ‘Give Love, Get Love’ Teddy Bear Supports Feeding America

Dépèche transmise le 21 novembre 2011 par Business Wire

HMSHost’s ‘Give Love, Get Love’ Teddy Bear Supports Feeding America

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HMSHost offers travelers through many of the nation’s busiest airports and travel plazas the opportunity to accomplish some holiday shopping while also making a donation to Feeding America^® and fighting hunger across the U.S.

“We are glad to partner with HMSHost on the Give Love, Get Love promotion. Millions of travelers this holiday season will have an opportunity to give a gift that will make its recipient smile, while at the same time represent a much-needed donation to America’s food insecure”

HMSHost, a world leader in creating dining and shopping for travel venues, is offering a plush teddy bear for purchase at HMSHost retail locations including the Atlanta, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Tampa airports and in travel plaza locations, such as the Maryland House and Delaware Welcome Center on the East Coast’s Interstate 95. The bear will go on sale Monday, November 21^st just as the busy 2011 holiday travel season begins.

The cuddly Give Love, Get Love bears sell for $15. From that, $4 will go directly to Feeding America. This $4 donation translates to the ability for Feeding America to provide 32 meals for America’s hungry.

“We are excited about this first-ever retail program with Feeding America that gives travelers an opportunity to make a difference in so many lives,” said Joan Ryzner, senior vice president of retail at HMSHost. “We are proud of HMSHost’s expanding partnership with Feeding America, as hunger is too often an unseen issue in America, and one that knows no barriers across our culture. Every community in which HMSHost operates, and where our associates live, is affected by hunger in some way.”

Feeding America is the national anti-hunger organization that works to provide low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive by providing food and meals to more than 37 million low-income individuals and families each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors.

“We are glad to partner with HMSHost on the Give Love, Get Love promotion. Millions of travelers this holiday season will have an opportunity to give a gift that will make its recipient smile, while at the same time represent a much-needed donation to America’s food insecure,” said Ian Hunter, Director of New Partnerships at Feeding America.

Throughout the holiday season, HMSHost’s retail in-store Traveler’s Information Network (closed circuit TVs) will feature a Feeding America public service announcement. This PSA reminds travelers of the ongoing need to support organizations that provide assistance to individuals and families struggling with hunger problems.

The Give Love, Get Love bear is sold at select HMSHost airport and motorway locations, including:
Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport
Dulles International Airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (Grand Rapids, MI)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Little Rock National Airport
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Miami International Airport
Mineta San Jose International Airport
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Oakland International Airport (CA)
Ontario International Airport (CA)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Portland International Airport (OR)
San Antonio International Airport
San Diego International Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Tampa International Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport

Atlantic City Expressway
Garden State Parkway (NJ)
Indiana turnpike
New Jersey Turnpike
New York State Thruway
Ohio Turnpike
West Virginia Turnpike

About HMSHost

HMSHost is a world leader in creating dining and shopping for travel venues. HMSHost operates in more than 100 airports around the globe, including the 20 busiest airports in North America. The Company has annual sales in excess of $2.5 billion and employs more than 34,000 sales associates worldwide. HMSHost is a part of Autogrill Group, the world’s leading provider of food & beverage and retail services for people on the move. With sales of over €5.7 billion in 2010, the Group operates in 37 countries and employs some 62,000 people. It manages over 5,300 stores in more than 1,200 locations worldwide. Visit www.HMSHost.com for more information and find us on Facebook at HMSHost Making the Traveler’s Day Better.

About Feeding America

Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.
FEEDING AMERICA is a registered trademark of Feeding America, a non-profit corporation.

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