Sheraton Surabaya raises aid funds

Sheraton Surabaya raises aid funds

SURABAYA: The Sheraton Surabaya Hotel Towers has raised over
Rp 176 million as of November as part of a worldwide program to
help children.

The program, called Check Out for Children, is coordinated by
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and encourages hotel
guests to include a donation of US$1 or its equivalent in the
local currency on their room bills.

The general manager of Sheraton Surabaya and Towers, Tim
Steckbeck, handed over the money to UNICEF Indonesia
representative Rolf Carriere last week.

The charity program, which involves Sheraton hotels around the
world, has raised over $4.3 million. The money has been used to
immunize children in developing countries against the six main
childhood diseases: polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough,
tuberculosis and measles. (amd)