Hilton ROCS — Reaching Out to the Community to Serve

Corporate Giving story for The Commercial Appeal

May 15, 2009

The Memphis Operations Center for Hilton Hotels Corp., which is the corporate office for the brands Hampton, Homewood Suites, Home 2 and Hilton Garden Inn, has partnered with five area nonprofits.

“Hilton was helping over 30 organizations, and we decided we didn’t have any focus so we didn’t have any real impact on the community. Two years ago we went through the process to focus on breaking the cycle of poverty and help with getting people back on their feet,” said Hilton spokeswoman Marilyn Hughes.

Hughes developed Hilton ROCS, Reaching Out to the Community to Serve, and assembled a selection committee from many different departments within Hilton … (read more)