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 vulnerable young people 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 charities supporting vulnerable young people. Hilton Worldwide 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 2011. To facilitate your donation, €1 will be automatically shown on your draft hotel bill. This donation is optional and we understand that some guests will prefer not to participate. The optional €1 can be easily removed by advising Reception at check-out.

In 2010, thanks to everybody’s support, more than €138,000 was raised across Europe for disadvantaged children and young people. This year as in previous years all net funds raised by guests staying at any hotel will support charities working with vulnerable young people in that country.

All funds in the UK going towards the Foundation's Central grant fund. Money will be distributed to charities working with vulnerable young people during the coming months as applications are received. Please see our list of past grantees for examples of the work we will potentially support. Outside of the UK, the following charities have been selected to benefit from the campaign.

The funds raised from the campaign in Austria will go to Sterntalerhof a children’s hospice for families with critically-ill and/or terminally-ill children. By providing support and care through integrative medical horse therapy to families it aims to assist them during this difficult time.

The funds raised from the campaign in Belgium will go to Fondation contre le Cancer’s annual family day, which provides a fun day out for children suffering from cancer and their families, allowing them an opportunity to be in a relaxing environment outside of the hospital.

The funds raised from the campaign in Bulgaria , will go to the Psychological Centre for Research, in Sofia , which supports people with disabilities and their integration in the Bulgarian society

The funds raised from the campaign in the Czech Republic will go to the Tereza Maxova Foundation, which gives direct individual support to children and young people growing up in Children’s homes by investing in their education and preparing them for their independent life.

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The funds raised from the campaign in Denmark will go to the Familier med Kræftramte Børn (Children with Cancer organisation) and will be used to provide recreational activities for children suffering from cancer.

The funds raised from the campaign in Paris will go to Le Rire médecin, a French charity which provides clowns to visit sick children in hospital and through laughter and humour hopes to ease the children’s pain, anxiety and sadness helping them to recover faster. Every year the clowns perform more than 64 000 shows to sick children and their families.

The funds raised from the campaign in Lyon and Evian will go to L’association Reves , which exists solely to fulfil the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, providing them a memorable, magical experience that will live in their hearts for years to come.

The funds raised from the campaign in Strasbourg will go to ENFADO, which aims to improve the quality of the lives of children and young people who use the services of the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, by providing recreational and cultural activities including day trips to the theatre or to the zoo and creative workshops.

The funds raised from the campaign in Germany will go to the Special Olympics, Germany which uses sport to promote social interaction between people with and without intellectual disability to develop mutual comprehension and acceptance.

The funds raised from the campaign in Athens will go to Floga, the Association of Parents of children with cancer which aims to improve the medical, psychological and social care of children with cancer, towards the running costs of their in-house school (authorized by the Ministry of Education). 

The funds raised in Hungary will go to SOS Gyermekfalu Magyarorszagi Alapitvanya, who provide specialist care and financial support to children who are temporarily or permanently taken out of their biological families through the establishment and operation of SOS Children’s Villages and SOS Youth Facilities.

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The funds raised from the campaign in Hilton Molino Stucky Venice will support the Centro Aiuti per L’Etiopia and will go towards a electrocardiogram machine for the small clinic of the Areka orphanage village (in the Wollayta region of Ethiopia). The village will host approx. 100 children with HIV, cerebral diseases and blindness. The clinic will be also a medical reference for local children living in the poor Wollayta region.

The funds raised from the campaign in Hilton Florence Metropole will support the Fondazione Ospedale Pediatrico Anna Meyer O.N.L.U.S. which aims to improve the quality of living for children and their families at the Anna Meyer Children’s hospital by providing visiting clown doctors, music and animals in the ward, a toy library, accommodation for families and supports scientific research.

The funds raised from the campaign in the Hilton Amsterdam will go to Sport Vereniging De Kameleon – ABC Swimming, which focuses on teaching children with either/and a physical, mental or visual disability how to swim.

The funds raised from the campaign in Hilton the Hague will go to Sport Vereniging De Kameleon – ABC Swimming, which focuses on teaching children with either/and a physical, mental or visual disability how to swim.

The funds raised from the campaign in the Hilton Rotterdam will go to the Pallieter Foundation, which is committed to making the lives of seriously and incurably ill children (and their parents) as agreeable as possible.

The funds raised from the campaign in Hilton Royal Parc Soestduinen will go to the Stichting Vrienden Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, which helps children in the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital in Utrect.

The funds raised from the campaign in Poland will go to towards the Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility’s programme of feeding disadvantaged school children, which feeds Hot-Meals to 3,000 poor children in Northwest Poland each school day.

The funds raised from the campaign in Romania will support the Asociation Ovidiu Rom, which trains and assists schools and communities to successfully integrate impoverished children into the education system at an early age. Helping to improve children’s educational improves their life prospects and also promotes social inclusion

The funds raised from the campaign in Spain will go to the FUNDACION PEQUEÑO DESEO, which exists solely to fulfil the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, providing them a memorable, magical experience that will live in their hearts for years to come.

The funds raised from the campaign in Sweden will go to Save the Children – Sweden, supporting their work with underprivileged children both in Sweden and overseas.