Clarion Hotel & Suites Charitable Energy Saving Program

New Haven, CT - January 28, 2009

The Clarion Hotel & Suites has established a new program that will commence on February 1, 2009. To help manage and to control the costs of energy at the hotel and to recognize and honor the hotel's guests, the Clarion Hotel & Suites will contribute one dollar per every night stay to one of the three following charities, at the guests election: Sierra Club, National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy. To qualify for the contribution, the guest will merely request to reuse their sheets and towels from the previous night stay. This will only apply for a multiple night stay and will only apply at the guest's choice.

Similar programs have been established throughout the country at various hotels. The key difference with this program is that instead of the hotel simply asking if guests would be willing to reuse their towels and sheets, the Clarion Hotel is committed to recognize the guest's support of energy conservation with a contribution to a worthy cause helping to promote energy conservation and preservation of our environment. The guest will also have the option of matching the hotel's gift with a similar gift.

"We wanted to go beyond programs instituted by other hotels and instead of taking advantage of the costs savings that would arise from this program, use a significant portion of the savings as an opportunity to help support worthy causes that will help our country achieve energy independence and reduce carbon gases into the environment," said Michael Schaffer, Managing Partner of the Clarion Hotel and Principal of C. A. White.

C.A. White, a local Real Estate and Development Company, has operated hotels, shopping centers, office complexes, and apartment buildings in the State of Connecticut and New York. The company is owned by the Schaffer family which has been actively involved in the business community for over 80 years and has played an important role in civic organizations and political activities for 3 generations. The family views this program as a natural extension of its commitment to this community and to the country to actively play a role and take a leadership position is confronting our challenges and to make a difference. In addition to this program, C. A. White has worked closely with UI to identify opportunities at the hotel and its other properties to manage the use of energy and to implement energy savings programs in all its 20 plus properties. The Clarion Hotel & Suites located in the heart of Hamden at 2260 Whitney Avenue is a Gold Award Hotel in the Clarion system and has achieved recognition for its level of service and product features with 103 rooms, a Willoughby's coffee lounge, in-door pool and spa, conference facility, exercise room and business center.

The Clarion Hotel & Suites has been recognized by Choice Hotels International for supporting Green Practices.

 
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