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Marriott International Surpasses 15 Million Hour Volunteerism Goal One Year Early
BETHESDA, Md., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the United States completes its recognition of National Volunteer Month, Marriott International today
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[{"type":"text","content":"BETHESDA, Md., April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the United States completes its recognition of National Volunteer Month, Marriott International today announced it has exceeded its volunteerism goal of 15 million hours served around the world – one year ahead of schedule – supporting the company's sustainability and social impact platform, Serve 360: Doing Good in Every Direction. From 2016 through the end of 2024, Marriott associates completed a total of 15.6 million volunteer hours in their local communities.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Since our founding nearly 100 years ago, Marriott has been committed to serving our world. I am deeply grateful to our associates, Business Councils, and owners for the thoughtful and creative ways they have shown up for their communities and each other. Their dedication to volunteerism and service has had a profound impact on the communities where we live and work,\" said Anthony Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International. \"As we celebrate this remarkable milestone, we remain focused on continuing this momentum and being a force for good in the world.\"\nIndividuals and teams from properties in the Marriott portfolio and corporate offices around the world collectively contributed to this shared goal through partnerships with nonprofits, volunteer service opportunities, and charity fundraising events. These ongoing volunteer efforts focused on delivering positive impact through the four Serve 360 priority areas, or \"coordinates\": Nurture Our World, Sustain Responsible Operations, Empower through Opportunity and Welcome All and Advance Human Rights.\nParticularly in times of disaster, Marriott's hotel teams around the world work to mobilize quickly to raise funds and provide hands-on support for global response and relief organizations like World Central Kitchen, the American Red Cross, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, as well as local philanthropic partners. For example, in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, hotels from neighboring towns in North Carolina and Florida provided over 1,700 hours of disaster relief work, as well as in-kind donations, such as water and shelf-stable food, clothes and hygiene supplies, and box lunches for city workers cleaning up debris. In 2023, Marriott's Business Councils and hot...