The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa Collects 23,000 Pounds of Soap for Clean the World Program

THE WESTIN DIPLOMAT RESORT & SPA COLLECTS 24,000 POUNDS OF SOAP FOR CLEAN THE WORLD PROGRAM

Resort is Top Donor among 126 Participating Starwood Properties Nationwide

(HOLLYWOOD, FLA.) -- November 22, 2011 -- The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa leads U.S. Starwood hotels in the Clean the World soap collecting and recycling program.

In two full years, the resort has collected more than 24,000 pounds of soaps and bottled amenities (shampoos, conditioners, body washes, lotions and gels) – the most out of 126 Starwood hotels in the program. Starwood Hotels and Resorts became the first corporate partner in the Clean the World program on Earth Day, April 22, 2011.

“The housekeeping team has been the driving force behind our success with this program,” says Michelle Gash, restaurant event manager and sustainability champion. “It’s amazing to watch their pride in helping people in need. We are glad to be partners with Clean the World and to be able to see our contribution going to help prevent disease and sickness in less fortunate countries.”

In less than three years, Orlando, Fla.-based Clean the World has collected, recycled and distributed more than 9 million bars of soap and more than 600,000 pounds of bottled amenities in the United States, Canada and more than 45 countries, including. This effort has helped divert more than 1.2 million pounds of hotel waste from polluting local landfills.

Each day, 9,000 children around the world die from diseases such as acute respiratory illness and diarrheal diseases that can be prevented by washing with bar soap. Clean the World Foundation has a mission to put soap in the hands of people who need it most -- to improve hygiene and sanitation conditions, to lessen the impact of disease, and to promote better hygiene and living conditions worldwide.

“Something so simple can save so many lives,” says Shawn Seipler, CEO and co-founder at Clean the World. “Westin Diplomat continues to be a tremendously generous and supportive partner, as have all of the Starwood properties, and they are helping us deliver on our promise to collect, recycle and distribute much-needed hygiene products to communities so desperately in need.”

About The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa: The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa is conveniently located on the beach between Fort Lauderdale and the international hub of Miami. With 998 rejuvenating guest rooms, The Diplomat offers an array of amenities including several cuisine options from an award- winning seafood steakhouse to 24-hour in-room dining. Sixty additional guest rooms, an 18-hole golf course managed by Troon Golf ®, a 10-clay court tennis center and a full- service spa can be experienced at the golf location. At the beach location, the adjacent convention center provides over 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting and catering space including four ballrooms, a 50,000 square foot unobstructed Great Hall and 39 individual meeting rooms. Dining choices include Hollywood Prime seafood and steakhouse and waterfront dining at The Diplomat Landing’s two restaurants, AiZiA and Rivals Waterfront Sports Grille. For further information, contact The Westin Diplomat sales office at 954-602-8600 or visit on line at www.DiplomatResort.com.

About Clean the World Global LLC Clean the World Global LLC is a social enterprise committed to saving lives and protecting our planet. It offers sustainable, socially responsible, and charitable programs and services to the international hospitality community. Clean the World Foundation Inc. is the 501 (c) (3) charitable arm of Clean the World Inc. As a private foundation Clean the World Foundation Inc. executes its mission of saving millions of lives around the globe by leading a global hygiene revolution to distribute recycled soap and hygiene products to children and families suffering from high death rates due to the top two killers of children worldwide – acute respiratory infection (pneumonia) and diarrheal diseases (cholera). For more information visit: www.cleantheworld.org. Text CLEAN to 20222 to donate $10 to help Clean the World.

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