Foundation Highlights. Around the World in a Day Edition July One World, One Team

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1 Foundation Highlights Around the World in a Day Edition July 2015 One World, One Team

2 From 21st to 27th June, the Foundation s annual fundraiser Around the World in a Day took place once again, with 70 venues participating in 15 countries. Thanks to the kilometres collected by our intrepid volunteers, collectively we travelled 30,275km, a fantastic effort by everyone! Hilton Vilamoura From Aberdeen to Ankara, from Milan to Copenhagen, in multiple languages, in weather ranging from drizzle and mist to blue skies and sunshine, the Foundation s band of amazing volunteers united to demonstrate their commitment to their communities. We were thrilled to be a part of this brilliant team, and we hope this the inspirational events created by our supporters to The event theme of One World, One Team was very much taken to heart as team members and community members joined forces to raise funds and collect hotels and local charity partners from all over Europe working together to create brighter futures for young people in their communities. In this issue you will read about Dance-a-thons and Fun Runs, cycle rides and toy sales, treks and treasure hunts. Hilton Dublin Cluster held a special Schools Day on 26th June. We were delighted to expand the campaign and look forward to building on this in years to come. Hilton London Kensington You will also read about some of the Foundation s in a Day, and who carry out such inspiring work with the young people in their local areas. We hope you enjoy reading this edition as much as we have enjoyed putting it together, and we would like to offer a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to the success of this year s campaign. Thank you for your support

3 Team members at Ankara HiltonSA came together to hold sale of toys and cookies for local partner Catanka Municipality, and teamed up with the Spinal Cord Association to hold a show starring young disabled people. 2. Conrad Dublin, DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin Burlington Road, Hilton Dublin and Hilton Dublin Airport teamed up in a 12.1mile walk around Dublin passing each hotel and culminating in a BBQ at Hilton Dublin Airport. 3. DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen City Centre saw two events as part of their AWD. Team members completed a sponsored walk up a local hill while an exercise bike was in continuous use at the hotel at the same time. A BBQ was held for all participants at the end of the day. 4. Participants at Hilton Aberdeen TreeTops Hilton Antwerp Old Town donated furniture to a local community partner. 6. Hilton Brighton Metropole team members hopped on exercise bikes all day and were still smiling after collecting Hilton Budapest held a treasure hunt with local partner UNICEF in the zoo! 8. Bad weather called off some of the events planned at Hilton Coylumbridge trip around the lake where they collected 30km.

4 Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona got on their bikes to collect their kilometres. 10. Hilton Florence Metropole and Hilton Garden Inn Florence Novoli joined together to ensure that every piece of exercise equipment in both properties was in continuous use from 8am to 8pm. 11. Hilton Garden Inn Krakow held a series of activities throughout the week, and as a result they topped the leaderboard with a staggering 3,405km collected, including 160km on one day by team member Dominika alone. 12. Hilton Leeds City kept the exercise bikes in action with a 12-hour challenge in Livingwell, in addition to a 5K Canal Run. 13. Hilton London Gatwick Airport brought friends and family to a basketball match held at a local community centre. They also went running stall. 14. Team members from Hilton London Islington joined local partner Islington Giving for a 10 mile walk around the borough as part of Giving Week. 15. Hilton London Paddington had exercise bikes in the hotel lobby for team members and guests.

5 Everyone enjoyed the event... looking forward to next year! Elsa Guerreiro, Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa Hilton London Kensington and local partner Rugby Portobello Trust completed a 12.6 mile walk around the borough of Kensington and Chelsea ( excluding diversions due to getting lost ) with participants dressed as the Cookie Monster and a bunch of grapes. 17. Hilton London Stansted Airport collected their KM by continuously manning exercise bikes in the foyer. 18. Hilton London Tower Bridge collected their KM by organising a 24 hour cycle challenge. 19.Team members from Hilton Molino Stucky Venice completed a 22km bike ride followed by lunch and a visit to the Altino museum. 20. Hilton Munich City and Hilton Munich Park joined together to collect their KM by placing 2 treadmills and 3 exercise bikes in front of the hotel. 21. Hilton Reading collected their KM on exercise bikes placed in the foyer. 22. organised a community sports day with activities including running, cycling and special kid s entertainment. A BBQ was held for all participants at the end of the event.

6 Team members from the Dublin Cluster prepare for their 12.1mile walk around the city.

7 A team of 15 set off a misty and muggy Saturday morning. After 18.9 miles everyone enjoyed a well earned rest back at the bunkhouse with a BBQ (it s handy having the hotel chef with you on a weekend away - thank you Richard). The team started again the following morning walking through rain and showers and completed another 15.3 miles on day two ending at Chester s Roman Fort. One funny incident is that our FOM Paulo s trainers literally fell apart at the end of the weekend! Jo Vickers, Hilton Swindon Hilton Nuremberg collected 170km on their Around the World Hike. 24. Team members from Hilton Newcastle Gateshead got on exercise bikes and rowing machines placed in the hotel lobby to collect their KM. 25. Hilton Swindon and Hilton Bath City joined together for a walk along the national trails path that runs along Hadrian s Wall. 26. Hilton Vilamoura, As Cascatas Golf Resort and Spa hopped on exercise bikes and danced Zumba to collect their KM. 27. Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri held their event at Castel di Guido where both children and adults participated in a run. 28. London Hilton on Park Lane completed a sponsored walk through London. 29. Hilton Watford organised a Fun Day with Colnbrook School where they held various activities to collect their kilometres.

8 Hilton Budapest City kept busy this year and collected their kilometres by dancing Zumba, running and ping pong competitions. 31. Hilton Liverpool organised activities such as hook a duck, beat the goalie, bake sale and face paint for their AWD event. 32. Team members at Hilton London Hyde Park walked up and down the stairs at the hotel to collect their KM. 33. Hilton Leicester started off AWD with a cycle ride around Rutland Water and held a cycle event during the week as well to raise funds for local partner Wishes 4 Kids. The following hotels also took part in AWD 2015 Conrad Algarve held a day of fun activities. DoubleTree by Hilton Lisbon - Fontana Park supported the Salvador Association Team members at DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London clocked up the miles on exercise bikes in the lobby wearing fancy dress. Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove held a series of activities throughout the week, with housekeeping clocking up their walking around the hotel, a cycle-to-work event, and team members entering Conquer the KMs Hilton Bonn held a series of activities throughout the week Hilton Cardiff hosted a Cardiff bay cycle challenge along with a bike challenge in the hotel lobby. Hilton Copenhagen Airport held a day of running and collected an amazing 600km. Hilton Croydon held a family fun day and guests clocked up the KM by playing football and dancing Zumba. A BBQ was held for all participants at the end of the day. Team members at Hilton Dunkeld House took part in a 5 mile walk and 12 mile cycle. 33

9 Team members at Hilton London Canary Wharf ran and cycled around the Isle of Dogs. For those who preferred to stay inside, a human horse race took place in the banquet room. Hilton London Heathrow Airport held a cycle challenge over a activities. Hilton London Wembley organised a whole day of activities for all team members and collected 129 km. Hilton Maidstone teamed up with recently-promoted Maidstone United and held a mascot race open day. Miles were also collected from pedometers from football players during matches. Hilton Newbury Centre collected KM by placing 4 exercise bikes in the town centre and encouraging people to take part. Hilton Newbury North organised a walk from Newbury North to Newbury Castle and afterwards they enjoyed a BBQ at the hotel. Team members from Hilton Newport were on the go all week, as duty manager swore pedometers, exercise bikes werein action and team members hiked up Penyfan in the Brecon Beacons. They also joined Hilton Bath City and Hilton Swindon on their walk along Hadrian s Wall. Hilton Puckrup Hall held a sports day with their charity partner. Activities included archery shooting, Hilton Stockholm Slussen participated with fun activities for team members. Team members at Hilton Templepatrick went on a 10km walk around the area. Hilton Newcastle Gteshead This year Hilton Vienna, Hilton Vienna Danube Waterfront and Hilton Vienna Plaza organised a cycling event together. There were different routes available so that everyone could participate and The Trafalgar held a department gym competition, where each team member had to clock up their Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian held a day of activities for their team members and collected 171km. A message from Hilton London Kensington and Rugby Portobello Trust

10 Conquer the KMs This year, we introduced a brand-new competition called Conquer the KMs. The competition ran every day during the campaign week and venues were judged on the highest number of kilometres collected per participant for that day. The Grand Prize for the overall winning venue was a 2,000 grant to a local charity partner. The winners on each of the other six days went into a draw for the Runner Up Prize of a 1,000 grant to a local partner. The hotel which conquered the KMs overall was Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove, thanks to a supreme effort made by single participant Ben Szulak on Thursday 25th June who collected a staggering 241 kilometres in a single day on an exercise bike in the hotel gym. The hotel has chosen to donate 2,000 to Primrose Hospice. The runner up venue was Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona with a total of 62km collected per participant on Sunday 21 June as part of their cycling masterclass with local sports club Can Felipa. They have chosen to donate their 1,000 grant to local partner Centre Obert Neus Puig of Fundació Trinijove. Congratulations to the winners on the remaining days of the week: 22, 23, 24 June: Hilton Garden Inn Krakow 26 June: Hilton London Gatwick Airport 27 June: Hilton Liverpool

11 Schools Day Now in its eighth year, Around the World in a Day has expanded and adapted every year to incorporate new supporters and events. In 2015, we were delighted to open up the campaign to With an emphasis on youth Around the World in a Day is a fantastic opportunity for pupils of all ages and abilities to be active and help make a difference in their communities. We also held a special Schools Competition for the Grand Prize of 1,000, judged on the highest kilometres per participant. We were delighted to announce that the inaugural winner of the Schools Competition was Capital City Academy who collected a total of 144km and a total of 2km per participant. They were fundraising to help members of a local youth dance group buy uniforms to compete in the world championships. Jacquie McDonnell of Capital City Academy said: All the students had a fantastic time participating in the Schools Day. the event, which has helped raise the self-esteem of a number of our time and this has encouraged them to do more in the future. Thank you! We look forward to building on Schools Day in future campaigns and thank you to all schools who took part by dancing, running and baking your way around the world! We had great fun taking part in the AWD day, the children loved the challenge! Adrian Kelly, St John Fisher School If your school would like to participate in AWD Schools Day 2016 please contact awd@dmtfyp.org

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13 Conquer the KMs Results Thank you so much to everyone who participated and thoroughly conquered those kilometres! 1 Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona 1,000 grant winner , Hilton Budapest City , Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton Florence Metropole and Hilton Garden Inn Florence Novoli Hilton Budapest Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri Hilton Newbury Centre & Newbury North Hilton Maidstone 4.1 2, Hilton Sofia 3.8 1, Hilton Copenhagen Airport Hilton Puckrup Hall Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton London Stansted Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton London Wembley Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove 2,000 grant winner Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton London Kensington Conrad Dublin DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin - Burlington Road Hilton Dublin Hilton Dublin Airport Hilton London Wembley Hilton Coylumbridge Hilton Brighton Metropole Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove Hilton London Gatwick Airport Hilton Garden Inn Krakow DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London Hilton London Tower Bridge Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hilton London Paddington Hilton Liverpool , London Hilton on Park Lane Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove Hilton London Canary Wharf Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Newbury Centre & Newbury North Hilton Garden Inn Krakow Hilton London Hyde Park 0.7 7

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