SILVER SPRING, MD Choice Hotels International said it is making a $25,001 donation to assist victims of the massive earthquake in India. It is an Indian custom that a donation in an uneven amount is good luck.
“We share the world s shock and grief at the suffering caused by this tragic earthquake in the Gujarat region of India,” said Charles Ledsinger, Jr., Choice s president/CEO. “We are matching the $25,001 donated by our friends at the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) to the BAPS Earthquake Relief Fund, and urge other companies and individual to join us in this humanitarian effort.” (1/31/01)