Tarrytown House Meetings Package Benefits Non-Profits

March 17, 2009 - PRLog -- Corporate guests seeking a value-added meetings package this spring will find that The Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center, managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, is offering not only great savings for its clients, but an in-kind donation in the client’s name to one of two local non-profit organizations.

The Tarrytown House’s new “Added Value With Your Values Added” meeting package offers five percent off the master bill, and a hotel donation matching the same amount of those savings earmarked for either Habitat for Humanity or the Food Bank of Westchester.  The choice of charity will be up to the client.  As another add-on, the Tarrytown House can arrange a team-building day or half-day at a Habitat home under construction or the Food Bank warehouse.

“We are so excited to offer this opportunity to our corporate clients, and in turn, provide funding for these two wonderful non-profit organizations in our area,” said Joe Santore, General Manager.  “We are proud to support both Habitat for Humanity and the Food Bank of Westchester, and to be able to give something back to our local community.”  

Since its inception in 1976, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.  Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are used to build still more Habitat houses.  In addition to a down payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor into building their Habitat house and the houses of others.

The Food Bank for Westchester solicits and administers food and monetary donations from both the public and private sector, distributing food through local agencies to meet the needs of individuals and families.  The Food Bank supplies and supports almost 200 frontline hunger relief member agencies throughout Westchester.  In addition to delivering five to eight tons of food per day in its three trucks and one van, member agencies pick up thousands more pounds of food from the warehouse daily.  The Food Bank distributes approximately five million pounds of food annually.

Located just 25 miles from midtown Manhattan, The Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center has been certified by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) as the nation’s first conference center.   The Tarrytown House offers a spectacular Lower Hudson Valley lodging and meeting facility that blends historical charm with modern conveniences.  Set on 26 acres overlooking the Hudson River Valley, the Tarrytown House features impressive 19th Century mansions, as well as a contemporary atrium-style building that houses conference facilities and guest rooms. Perfect for business and leisure, The Tarrytown House offers extensive leisure and recreational facilities such as a fitness club, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and tennis courts.  For more information, please contact the Tarrytown House at 1-800-553-8118 or check their Website at www.tarrytownhouseestate.com.

The Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center is one of more than 30 independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre ocean front resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three swimming pools, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises.  For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.