When:

Thursday, May 12, 2005
9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P. M.  

WHAT:

In celebration of spring – the season of re-growth and renewal – St. Bartholomew Community Preschool students and Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel, New York City volunteers are doing their part to care for their community by planting 75 evergreen seedlings at the Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel.  

The event is an extension of Doubletree^® Hotels’ Teaching Kids To CARE™ initiative and is one of more than 125 similar tree plantings happening across North America during the next two months.  Through a unique relationship with The National Arbor Day Foundation^®, Doubletree volunteers and elementary school students will plant more than 10,000 trees this spring. 
 

WHERE:

Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel, New York City
569 Lexington Avenue
Penthouse rooftop
Hotel contact: Helen Medvedovsky/212-777-3455

Who:

·         St. Bartholomew Community Preschool Students, Teachers and Parents

 ·         Ron Drake, VP Marketing & Sales, Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel and RoseMary Fung, Director, St. Bartholomew Community Preschool will be available for media interviews and can provide background information on the Teaching Kids To CARE initiative.
 

Why:

Nearly 60 percent of American parents think community service should be emphasized as much as or more than traditional subjects in their children’s schools.*  This is why more than 125 Doubletree hotels this spring have partnered with schools and youth organizations across North America for Teaching Kids to CARE, a community-based outreach program that partners Doubletree hotels with local elementary schools and youth groups in educating children about making conscious decisions, including caring for their community.
 
At the core of the program is a lesson plan developed with The National Arbor Day Foundation to educate children on the importance of caring for the environment through the acts of planting trees and recycling.