Armenia Marriott Hotel associates including Management and Hourly staff were in the village of Haytagh to help build a house for a disadvantaged family. A group consisting of 12 staff members did not waste an opportunity to help Arshakyan family to get their first ever house and a possibility to raise their children in safe and healthy conditions.
Sub-standard housing is all too common in Armenia. Many families live in deteriorated housing, in cramped quarters with inadequate water and heat. These families are unable to purchase their own homes, as they do not have sufficient income to save to pay for the entire house cost up front.
Fuller Center for Housing Armenia provides these families long term interest free loans and which is more important encourages volunteers to join the beneficiary families
build with them shoulder to shoulder.
“This joint effort once more demonstrated that core values and culture are the ideals that serve as the foundation of all aspects of Marriott’s Spirit to Serve”, – said Ami Miron, the General Manager of Armenia Marriott Hotel. “The Spirit to Serve the community is demonstrated every day by associate and corporate support of local, national, and international initiatives and programs”. Serving the community is an important part of doing business “the Marriott Way.” “We pledge that every Marriott community will be a better place to live and work because we are there”. JW Marriott Jr.
Fuller Center for Housing Armenia believes that the core values of Marriott Inc. are related to those of the organization, as both of them are widely involved in community developing activities.
“It is very encouraging to see that a corporation like Marriott INC is joining FCH Armenia in the common goal to make life in our communities more comfortable and decent for everyone. I believe that the Armenia Marriott Hotel build day will become a wonderful example of serving our communities and landing hand to the families, deprived of basic dwelling. It is also very symbolic to see that hospitality – Business Company cares of those who need a place to spend safe nights and to build safe future for their children”-, said Ashot Yeghiazaryan, Fuller Center for Housing Armenia president.