Starwood China Regional Office joins the students at Pudong Special Needs School for a day of fun-filled activities and a donation of 1200 Starwood-Special Olympics commemorative panda bear souvenirs
SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continuous effort in supporting the Special Olympics cause for which Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) is a global sponsor, representatives from the hotel group's China Regional Office spent a day with the students at the Pudong Special Needs School on November 21 for some fun-filled activities. Starwood also took the opportunity to present some 1200 Starwood-Special Olympics commemorative panda bear souvenirs to the school.
"It is important to remember that the closing of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai is not the end of our effort to drive the awareness of Special Olympics. As a global sponsor, Starwood will continue organizing activities and events for this worthy cause," commented Ms June Seah, Regional Marketing Manager for Greater China.
Starwood had announced in December last year of its three-year global partnership as the exclusive hotel sponsor of Special Olympics and the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China. The sponsorship includes financial and in-kind support from Starwood.
Starwood China has previously donated USD50,000 to the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games as part of its cause-related marketing campaign for Special Olympics.
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