WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP “CHARITY OF CHOICE” AWARENESS CAMPAIGN RETURNS;
ONLINE FAN VOTING TO DETERMINE FINALISTS
www.wyndhamchampionship.com/charity-of-choice/
GREENSBORO, N.C.-Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), one of the
world’s largest hospitality companies, today announced their commitment to
supporting local Piedmont Triad charitable organizations dedicated to
improving the lives of children through this year’s Wyndham Championship
“Charity of Choice” awareness campaign. Wyndham’s philanthropic program,
Wishes by Wyndham, is the official charity of the Wyndham Championship and
supports numerous local non-profit organizations including Victory Junction,
The First Tee of the Triad and Brenner Children’s Hospital.
“The Wyndham Championship gives us a national platform to support the
efforts of so many outstanding organizations as part of our commitment to
enhance the quality of life in communities around the world,” said Stephen
P. Holmes, chairman and CEO, Wyndham Worldwide. “We are thrilled to host the
“Charity of Choice” awareness campaign again during this year’s tournament.”
Starting Monday, July 9, fans can visit www.facebook.com/WyndhamWorldwide or
www.wyndhamchampionship.com to vote for their favorite charity; voting will
be available through July 25. During the week of July 30, 2012, the 10
charitable organizations with the most online votes will be named finalists
and will be eligible for on-site voting at Sedgefield Country Club during
the Wyndham Championship. The charity garnering the most votes during the
tournament will receive a $100,000 donation courtesy of Wishes by Wyndham,
the philanthropic arm of title sponsor Wyndham Worldwide, following the
conclusion of the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, Aug. 19.
Last year, The First Tee of the Triad won the fan vote and the $100,000
donation and quickly made a donation to each of the other top-five
finishers. Because it won last year, The First Tee of the Triad is not
eligible for this program for five years. The list of eligible charities
for this year’s Charity of Choice program is below:
Alamance Partnership for Children
Amos Cottage – Brenner Children’s Hospital
Autism Society of North Carolina
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Central Piedmont
Boy Scouts of America, Old North State Council
Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont
Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina
Camp Carefree
Centers for Exceptional Children
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina
Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem
Foster Friends of North Carolina
Girl Scouts of America, Tarheel Triad Council
Greensboro Children’s Museum
Guilford Child Development
Imprints for Families
National Black Child Development Institute
Piedmont Triad Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Make a Wish Foundation of Central & Western North Carolina
Victory Junction
Winston Salem Children’s Museum
Youth FOCUS, Guilford County
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Charitable organizations participating in the 2012 “Charity of Choice”
awareness campaign must be non-profit organizations with current 501(c)3
status whose only mission is to improve the lives of children. Individuals
or for-profit organizations of any kind are not eligible, and unlike last
year, pass-through organizations whereby an organization raises money on
behalf of another charitable organization may not participate. An
organization with statewide or National reach must be able to designate a
portion of the winning funds to Piedmont Triad programs in order to be
eligible.
About Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
As one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide
offers individual consumers and business-to-business customers a broad suite
of hospitality products and services across various accommodation
alternatives and price ranges through its premier portfolio of
world-renowned brands. Wyndham Hotel Group encompasses over 7,150 hotels
with approximately 609,300 rooms worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals
offers leisure travelers, including its 3.7 million members, access to
approximately 100,000 vacation properties located in approximately 100
countries. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and sells vacation
ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its
network of over 160 vacation ownership resorts serving over 813,000 owners
throughout North America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Wyndham
Worldwide, headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., employs approximately 27,800
employees globally.
For more information about Wyndham Worldwide, please visit the Company’s
website at
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Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and
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