Left to right: IHG Owners Association CEO Don Berg, IHG Owners Association 2016 Chair Steve Ehrhardt, IHG Owners Association Allied Member Brian Venable of HBO, and Give Kids The World President & CEO Pam Landwirth — Photo by IHG Owners Association

Earlier this summer, 50 IHG owners, Allied Members and other friends of the IHG Owners Association, including, Pam Landwirth, President of Give Kids The World (GKTW), gathered at Topgolf Dallas for an annual GKTW fundraising event. The charity event was coordinated in conjunction with the IHG Owners Association's Dallas Summit held at the InterContinental Dallas.

"All funds raised at this event will go directly to our 2016 'Foster A Fairytale' campaign that supports GKTW and all of the amazing things that they do at the Village," states Steve Ehrhardt, 2016 Chair of the IHG Owners Association and owner/operator of Ehrhardt Properties and SJS Hospitality. "As of today, we have raised more than $80,000, and are determined to reach our goal of $100,000. We strive to make a difference for so many Wish kids and their families."

Said Pam Landwirth, President and CEO of Give Kids The World, "We sincerely appreciate our longstanding partner, the IHG Owners Association, for making room in their hearts for these precious children and their families. Through the Foster a Fairy Tale campaign, Give Kids The World is able to touch their lives and continue to create the happiness that inspires hope."

Ehrhardt adds, "The IHG Owners Association is committed to supporting the great work being done by Give Kids The World to make dreams come true for more than 7,200 children with life-threatening illnesses every year. We are grateful to be able to make a difference."

The IHG Owners Association represents the interests of owners and operators of more than 3,400 InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG) properties in the United States, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Mexico and the Middle East. Established by Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson in 1955, the IHG Owners Association was the first of its kind in the hotel industry. Throughout the years, the Association has been a voice for its members and plays an integral role in communicating with IHG management on issues related to franchised hotel operations. The IHG family of brands includes InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hualuxe™, Kimpton® Hotels and Restaurants, Crowne Plaza® Hotels and Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN Hotels™, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®. For additional information, visit www.owners.org.

Give Kids the World (GKTW) is a village resort that provides weeklong, cost-free vacations to families with children suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Founded 30 years ago by Henri Landwirth, GKTW is an Orlando-based not-for-profit charity that has grown at an impressively rapid pace, now offering guests 144 villas (with 24 more currently being built), restaurants such as the Ice Cream palace, a spa, and a wealth of activities on a 79-acre property, known as the Give Kids the World Village. GKTW's mission is to never turn down a child in need.

Leora Lanz
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