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Every child has potential, no matter what their ability. By participating in the Small Change Big Difference campaign generous guests are helping to raise funds to support children with disabilities in your community by choosing to give €1 or £1 when they stay with Hilton.
Small Change, Big Difference is an initiative of Hilton in the Community Foundation. Registered charity no. 1084220 ( England and Wales) 38995 ( Scotland). This campaign is subject to national laws and taxes and all net funds raised will support a variety of disability charities. Hilton Hotels funds the Foundation’s core costs, meaning that every net Euro or pound donated will go to the charities we support. The only deduction is for the printing and distribution of the materials, no administration or staff costs are charged to the campaign. This year, the campaign will run for three months, from October 1st to December 31st 2009. Guests are asked on check-in whether they would like to participate in the campaign by adding €1/£1 on their hotel bill (per stay and not per night or per person) to support children with disabilities.
In 2009, Small Change Big Difference supported a range of charities all helping children with disabilities. All net funds raised by guests staying at any hotel will support charities working with disabled children in that country. Please see below for a list of charities that will benefit from the campaign.
In 2008, thanks to everybody’s support, more than £120,000 was raised for Save the Children and Barretstown by all hotels in UK, Ireland and 7 hotels in Europe. Save the Children used the funds towards their Children’s Emergency Appeal which enables the charity to supply aid without delay to children left vulnerable after a disaster strikes. Barretstown used the funds to support their ‘Serious Fun’ Activity programme for children with serious illnesses, such as cancer.
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| Country |
Participating Hotels |
Charity to be supported |
| Austira |
| Hilton Innsbruck |
| Hilton Vienna |
| Hilton Vienna Danube |
| Hilton Vienna Plaza |
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Licht ins Dunkel |
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| Belgium |
| Hilton Antwerp |
| Hilton Brussels |
| Hilton Brussels City |
| Conrad Brussels |
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Brailleliga / Ligue Braille |
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| Bulgaria |
Hilton Sofia |
Psychological Centre for Research |
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| Czech Republic |
| Hilton Prague |
| Hilton Prague Old Town |
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Chance 4 Children |
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| Germany |
| Hilton Berlin |
| Hilton Bonn |
| Hilton Bremen |
| Hilton Dortmund |
| Hilton Dresden |
| Hilton Dusseldorf |
| Hilton Frankfurt |
| Hilton Cologne |
| Hilton Mainz City |
| Hilton Munich City |
| Hilton Munich Park |
| Hilton Nuremberg |
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Special Olympics Germany |
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| Greece |
Hilton Athens |
Hellenic Society for Disabled Children (ELEPAP) |
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| Hungary |
Hilton Budapest West End |
Piros Orr |
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| Malta |
Hilton Malta |
Inspire |
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| The Netherlands |
| Hilton Amsterdam |
| Hilton Rotterdam |
| Hilton Schiphol |
| Hilton Soestduinen |
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Spieren voor Spieren |
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| Romania |
Hilton Bucharest |
Asociatia Ovidiu Rom |
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| Sweden |
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The National Association for Disabled Children and Youths (RBU) |
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| The Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree and Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton in the UK and Ireland will be raising funds for the Foundation's Central grant fund which will distribute to charities working with Children with Disabilities during the coming months as applications are received. Please see our list of past grantees for examples of the work we will potentially support. |
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| Case Study |
The Piros Orr Bohócdoktorok Alapítvány (Red Nose Clowndoctors Foundation) in Hungary is convinced, that a peaceful soul and a laugh will greatly contribute to the healing process of sick persons. The clowndoctors, who are professional clowns and further trained by artists and psychologists, visit thousands of disabled and sick children in the paediatric wards of hospitals. They try to speed up the recovery of the little patients with a "bag" full of magic, music and mimicry. http://www.pirosorr.hu
A Piros Orr Bohócdoktorok Alapítvány működését arra a meggyőződésre alapozza, hogy a jókedély és a nevetés nagymértékben hozzájárul a betegek gyógyulásához. A bohócdoktorok - akik hivatásukat tekintve professzionális előadóművészek - folyamatos művészeti és pszichológiai képzésekben részesülnek. Munkájuk, a heti rendszerességű bohócdoktori vizitek alkalmával több ezer beteg
gyermeket látogatnak meg a kórházak gyermekgyógyászati osztályain. http://www.pirosorr.hu |
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| Chance 4 Children is dedicated to assist children and youth growing up in institutions, away from the love and care of their parents, to integrate smoothly into society without being stigmatized as second class citizen. Chance 4 Children, or for short - C4C, is a humanitarian NGO (Non Governmental Organization), active since 1997 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Organized under Czech Law as non-profit civic association, C4C is dedicated to offer help and assistanceto children by improving their quality of life and provide supplemental educational and vocational opportunities for them as a springboard to a successful adult life. http://www.c4c.cz |
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Tony, 11, is severely autistic and has the mental ability of a two year old. Locked in his own world, Tony needs routine and constant supervision. He shows challenging behaviour if the family undertakes activities other people may take for granted, like going to the cinema or shopping.
In the holidays, Tony attends a special play-scheme funded by the Foundation, where he receives one-to-one support tailored to his specific needs.
Lainey, Tony’s mother says: “Tony loves the summer scheme. He looks forward to it every day and has tremendous fun doing all the various activities. It’s great to see him so happy and enjoying life as he should be.”
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Eight year old Rosie is a bright and chatty little girl. She has cerebral palsy, which affects her ability to walk and control her movements. Since receiving Conductive Education and special therapy from the age of four, she is now walking with sticks and has just started to take some steps alone.
osie’s greater independence has really helped her to be involved in new activities and she can now often be heard to say: “I don’t need any help, I can do it myself!”
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Lewis has severe cerebral palsy and is unable to sit, walk or talk, although he has an excellent understanding of everything going on around him. Through a dedicated adaptive snowsport school in Scotland, Lewis was able to experience skiing for the first time. Lewis’ father says “Lewis thoroughly enjoyed himself and it brought tremendous joy to us as parents seeing him so happy and participating in a sport which we thought would never be possible for him to do”. |
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| William is 5 years old and has autism. For William and his family, everyday situations such as going to the shops, visiting friends or going on holiday frequently become exhausting, isolating and even depressing experiences. That was before William was paired up with Percy, a black Labrador, to create the first recognised ‘autism’ assistance dog team in the UK. In three months, the changes are more than the family could have hoped for. Back at school, William’s teachers have noticed that his communication and walking skills have improved. |
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