Rosen Hotels to raise money for Haiti relief

In the wake of the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen, President and COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, announced a comprehensive and long-term relief effort to raise at least $1 million in donations as well as to collect first aid, medical and hygiene supplies to assist the earthquake victims in Haiti. Rosen jump-started the fundraising campaign with a personal donation of $250,000 and is seeking assistance from local companies, vendors, churches, Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ associates and individuals in the Orlando community to raise the balance.

Relief donations will be channeled through the Harris Rosen Foundation, which has managed the hotelier’s multi-million philanthropic endeavors for more than 15 years. One hundred percent of donations received through the Harris Rosen Foundation will be used for relief efforts in Haiti.

Supplies may be dropped off at Rosen Centre hotel, 9840 International Dr., Orlando, FL 32819 or at First Haitian Baptist Church of Orlando, 4701 Lenox Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32811 or at the Child development Center of Orlando, 11553 Winter Garden Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32836. Monetary donations may be mailed to the Harris Rosen Foundation, memo: Haiti Relief, 9840 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819. The Harris Rosen Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (FEIN #59-2890420). For more information, call 407-996-6715 or visit www.rosenhotels.com/haiti.

Approximately 30 percent of Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ associates are from Haiti or are of Haitian descent, bringing the grief and worry very close to home for the hotelier and the 4,500 total associates within Rosen’s seven Orlando hotels, which include the Rosen Shingle Creek, Rosen Centre Hotel, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Comfort Inn Lake Buena Vista, Quality Inn Plaza, Rodeway Inn International, and the Quality Inn International.