The Tzell Travel Foundation has selected 4 Paws for Ability, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Gary Sinise Foundation as this year’s recipients.
New York, NY (December 15, 2014) — Today, the Tzell Travel Foundation publicly announced that its annual charity drive is underway and will continue through February 1, 2015. The Tzell Travel Foundation’s charity drive provides the opportunity for Tzell agents, employees and the community to raise money for exceptional charitable organizations. The charities for 2015 were chosen by the Foundation’s Board of Directors and include 4 Paws for Ability, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® and the Gary Sinise Foundation.
“Our Foundation’s annual charity drive creates an extraordinary opportunity within our community to give back to nonprofit organizations that so many of us hold close to our heart,” stated Tzell Travel Group President J.D. O’Hara. “While our formal Tzell Travel Foundation is relatively new, the annual charity drive was established over 13 years ago by our CEO Barry Liben to enormous successes. This year we’re partnering three outstanding organizations – 4 Paws for Ability, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Gary Sinise Foundation. Because of the energy and excitement surrounding our annual charity drive, I’m confident we will, again, raise significant money and awareness for these charitable entities.”
The Tzell Travel Foundation is a nonprofit organization and all donations made are tax-deductible. Since recordkeeping began in 2001, Tzell Travel Group has donated three quarters of a million dollars to a variety of worthy charities.
Here is additional information about this year’s charity drive recipients:
4 Paws for Ability:
4 Paws for Ability enriches the lives of children with disabilities by training and placing quality, task-trained service dogs. This provides increased independence for the children and assistance to their families. 4 Paws for Ability also works with veterans from recent conflicts who’ve lost the use of their limbs or their hearing while in active combat. Service dogs are trained in seizure alert/response, autism assistance, mobility assistance, diabetic alert, hearing ear/signal work and multipurpose assistance.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital:
The mission of St. Jude is to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of their founder, Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.
The Gary Sinise Foundation:
The mission of the Gary Sinise Foundation is to serve our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. They do this by creating and supporting unique programs designed to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities.
In the past, Tzell has donated to organizations such as: Fisher House Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Make a Wish Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Research and Toys for Tots.
Those interested in contributing to the Tzell Travel Foundation annual charity drive may donate via www.tzellfoundation.com.
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About Tzell Travel Group:
With annual sales of $2 billion, Tzell Travel Group – as part of Travel Leaders Group – is currently ranked first among the nation’s largest corporate travel management companies, according to Business Travel News. Tzell maintains its headquarters in New York City and has offices in 20 states.
In everything it does, Tzell Travel Group places the highest priority on both its clients and its agents. For the individual traveler, Tzell addresses value, convenience, comfort and safety, with its customized quality traveler services. For the corporation, Tzell offers a broad product line of cost containment, meeting services and comprehensive travel management programs.
Tzell focuses on the needs of its agents by providing the best work environment possible and the strongest leadership and support team. These elements combined with excellent air/hotel leisure programs create the “safe haven” which is a hallmark of the Tzell brand.
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