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| GPHA Alex's Lemonade Stand Days |
Second-graders participate in Alex's Lemonade Stand View slideshow CBS Phone Bank View Slideshow GPHA Member Hotels participate in Alex's Lemonade Stand Days View Slideshow |
Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association 2008 Annual Scholarship Golf Outing |
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The 2007 Heart of Philadelphia and Scholarship Awards Luncheon |
Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association awarded nearly $46,000 in scholarship money, including two (2) partial scholarships to The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, to high school and college students enrolled in hospitality management and culinary programs at this year's annual luncheon. |
GPHA Hotel Olympics |
The Hotel Olympics was a great day of competition and fun designed to match member hotels from Philadelphia, New Jersey, the Suburbs, Airport, and Northeast against one another in friendly competition in various events. |
| Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association's 9th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards |
The Stars of the hospitality industry lit up the room (or...were out in full force) at the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association's 9th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards Program held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday, September 21st. Lori Wilson, General Assignment Reporter for NBC 10 was the evenings emcee. She was fantastic and enjoyed talking with the nominees as each crossed the stage to accept his or her certificate of award. The stage was magnificently designed for the evening by Jennifer Angelo Design, with 10 foot silver glittered stars and dazzling star images along the backdrop.
The Four Seasons Hotel offered an unforgettable evening of perfection! Guests were delighted with hor d'oeuvres and cocktails on the outdoor garden courtyard with the cascading waterfall. At 6:15pm guests were escorted into the formal ballroom for dinner; French Service that included: Crisp Romaine Caesar Salad, Homemade Croutons, Parmesan Cheese, Classic Dressing; Sautéed Halibut, Farro and Lentil Risotto, Spaghetti Squash “au Pistou”, Toasted Pine Nut Fumet & Sautéed Breast of Organic Chicken Glazed Carrots and Parsnips, Sweet Peas, Natural Pan Gravy; Chocolate Chantilly Mousse Cake with Fresh Fruit Compote.
Sponsors of the evenings program included, Temple University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, Melrose Enterprises, LTD, Human Resources eXperience, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, Best Personnel Inc., Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Jennifer Angelo Design and Avie. |
8th Annual"Our Philadelphia" |
The Greater Philadelphia hotel Association joined with several sponsors to create a day of training for frontline employees. The fun, interactive and informative sessions taught them how to define and deliver service excellence, both internally and externally, to people of diverse cultural backgrounds to create an extraordinary experience. |
Alex Scott Phone Bank raises $700,000 |
CBS3's "Alex Scott Phone Bank" raised more than $700,000 for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. A spokeswoman said the station's phone lines were jammed for more than 90 minutes after the 14-hour fund-raising event went off the air as viewers made pledges ranging from $15 to $15,000. |
Highlights from the 2007 Hospitality Show at the Inn at the Union League. |
The Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association, Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) and the Club Managers Foundation would like to say "thank you" to the 60 amazing companies and chefs and the 350 or so fabulous guests who made this year's show a success. View Slide Show |
Celebrate King Tut's
Arrival in Philadelphia
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Members of the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association learned belly-dancing techniques, sampled King-Tut-inspired cuisine and sipped local brews at the London Grill February 21, 2007. |
The Heart of Philadelphia 15th Annual Scholarship & Hospitality Awards Luncheon |
At this year's premier event, we celebrated several outstanding organizations who had a significant and positive impact on Philadelphia and awarded the Michael M. Boyle Scholarship to thirteen outstanding students who have the credentials of future hospitality leaders. |
| 6th Annual Hotel Olympics
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The Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association and US Foodservice hosted the 6th Annual Hotel Olympics event on November 21, 2006. The day brought together 20 hotels to compete in friendly, fun, morale and pride boosting events. |
Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner 9/21/2006 |
The red carpet was rolled out on September 21 to honor the best in the business! The 8th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner recognized several hospitality "stars" of excellence. |
Alex's Lemonade Stand 2006
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Thanks to all who helped with this year's Alex's Lemonade Stand. We raised more than $6300 in the fight against kids' cancer. A special thanks to all the hotels who participated! |
