Concord Hospitality Celebrates First “Share Day” with $43,000 Donation to Feed The Children Organization

Contribution and Volunteers to Help Distribute Food and Sundries to More Than 2,400 Families in Six Cities in U.S. and Canada

RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC, Feb. 5, 2009—Concord Hospitality Enterprises, one of the nation’s top-ranked hotel developer/owner/operators, today announced that it has donated $43,000 to Feed the Children, a contribution that will provide one week’s worth of food and sundries to more than 2,400 families in six cities across North America.

The donation is a part of Concord’s first “Share Day,” and will pay for the transportation costs of goods to FTC receiving organizations.

A total of more than 150 Concord associates, about 25 in each location, will help unload and distribute the supplies. Benefiting families will be present at each receiving organization.

Feed The Children is a non-profit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to children and families who lack them due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster.

“Concord believes in supporting the communities that our properties call home,” said Mark G. Laport, (top right photo) president and CEO of Concord.

“It is one of our founding cornerstones. Share Day is a natural extension of that cornerstone—it exemplifies our character as a company and the character of our associates. We consider volunteer work to be an important corporate responsibility, particularly in times of economic hardship.

Contacts: Melanie Boyer, Jerry Daly, (703) 435-6293