FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
InterContinental
Hotels Group Joins the Fight
Against Multiple Sclerosis
TORONTO, CANADA (May
20, 2004) – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada announced a new national partnership in the fight against multiple sclerosis. IHG will partner with the MS Society’s 2004 RONA MS Bike Tour. InterContinental Hotels Group will be providing several hotel stays as an incentive for the Top Rookie Awards at every bike tour event across the country. IHG brand hotels and their employees are also encouraged to get involved at the local level to support the Society’s
mission to be the leader in finding a cure for multiple
sclerosis and enabling people affected by MS to enhance
their quality of life.
"In my personal life I have always been a strong supporter of MS, with my involvement in Halifax and Toronto. Now we have the opportunity to align two great organizations together to support a great cause,” said
Kris Crundwell, Director of Sales, Canada.
“We are delighted with our new association with IHG,” said Ken Mayhew, National Vice-President, fundraising for the MS Society of Canada. “We
thank InterContinental Hotels Group for recognizing the tremendous
needs of the thousands of Canadian families living with multiple
sclerosis.”
About InterContinental Hotels Group
InterContinental
Hotels Group is now the largest and most global hotel group
in the world. InterContinental Hotels Group now owns, manages,
leases or franchises 3,520 hotels and 536,318* guest rooms
in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.
These hotels span brands such as InterContinental Hotels & Resorts,
Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge
Suites and now, Candlewood Suites.
About the MS Society of Canada
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. It is the most common neurological disease of young adults in Canada. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20-40, and the unpredictable effects of MS last for the rest of their lives. The MS Society provides services to people with MS and their families and funds research to find the cause, prevention, treatment and cure for this devastating disease.
For more information, please contact :
Kris Crundwell
Director of Sales, Canada
InterContinental Hotels Group
kris.crundwell@ichotelsgroup.com
Tel: 416-675-1342
Deanna Groetzinger
Vice President, Communications
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
deanna.groetzinger@mssociety.ca
Tel: 416-967-3007
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