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Waterford Hotel Group announced the promotion of Chuck Moran to Regional Hotel Director. Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention center management firm with offices in Waterford, CT, professionally manages 27 properties in nine states, representing more than 3,600 hotel rooms nationwide, as well as the Connecticut Convention Center.

As Regional Hotel Director, Moran is responsible for overseeing the operations of several Waterford Hotel Group properties. His duties include developing and maintaining relationships with ownership and franchise partners, budgeting, fostering associate development, sustaining high guest satisfaction scores, maintaining Waterford and brand service standards, and overseeing the overall performance of the hotels. Moran’s efforts will be directed toward several of Waterford’s select service hotels, providing support and direction to the hotel teams at each location.

“Chuck has enjoyed great success during his tenure with Waterford,” commented Rob Winchester, President and COO of Waterford Hotel Group. “He has brought multi-faceted experience and proven leadership skills to our regional team, and we are certain that he will excel in his new role as well,” he added.

With nearly 30 years of experience in the hospitality and food and beverage industry, Moran joined the Waterford Hotel Group team in 1999 serving in various hospitality management capacities, including General Manager of Octagon Restaurant at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa in Groton, CT, and General Manager of both the Courtyard by Marriott in Norwich, CT and the Holiday Inn in New London, CT. Moran joins the Waterford Hotel Group corporate team from his most recent position as General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Cromwell, CT.

Moran has held positions on numerous committees and tourism organizations in Connecticut. He has been a board member of the Connecticut Lodging Association since 2004, holding the position of President from 2008-2010. He has been a member of the Eastern Connecticut Tourism Board since 2005, and presently serves as their Legislative Chairman. Moran is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America located in Hyde Park, NY, with an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Studies. He currently resides in Salem, CT.

About Waterford Hotel Group
Waterford Hotel Group has experience operating virtually every type of hotel property, including select service properties, all-suite hotels, conference centers, and large full service and resort properties. The company’s approach to hotel development and operations is hands-on, and features frequent site visits and constant communication with customers and partners. Additionally, Waterford Hotel Group offers centralized accounting, financial reporting, strategic marketing, human resources, and day-to-day operations management systems to increase market share and profitability at all properties. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.waterfordhotelgroup.com.

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Hi, friends—

Since 2007, I have been involved with American Warrior, an organization which takes WWII veterans to view their memorial in Washington , DC (built 60 years after the end of the war) at no cost to them.  Each one-day trip, which involves chartered planes and buses, food, personalized T-shirts, etc. for 100 veterans, costs approximately $42,000. The 40 guardians who accompany and care for the veterans each pay $300 for this privilege.  The remainder of the cost is covered by donations, fund-raisers and grants.  Everyone involved in American Warrior is a volunteer; there are no paid positions.

We are fortunate, after months of trying, to be included in this month’s Pepsi Refresh Project.  Unfortunately, we were not aware of this until August 6th;  consequently, we lost much valuable voting time.  We have applied for a $25,000 Community grant, which will be awarded to the 15 top-ranked applicants in this category.  (We are currently #37.)  Winning this would assure that we could fund another trip in Spring, 2012.  (Our 7^th trip is scheduled for September, 24, 2011.)  Time is growing short for these veterans, whose age now averages in the late 80’s, and we still have hundreds on our waiting list. 

Please help us by voting every day throughout August.  Enrollment is easy;  simply go to http://www.refresheverything.com/americanwarrior, enter an e-mail address and password, then confirm these when Pepsi responds with an e-mail.  You may also register through our website:  www.americanwarrior.us.  Voting may also be done through Facebook or by texting.  Additionally, specially-marked Pepsi products allow extra votes.

Thank you to everyone who responds to this request.  Your help is greatly appreciated by American Warrior!

Adair

P.S.  To learn more about us, view pictures of our 6 trips to date, etc. please visit our website (above).

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