February 9, 2009

Open your hearts

The Fairmont launches Valentine’s Day pajamas drive for needy kids

Give Love. Give Joy. Give Pajamas. The Fairmont San Jose offers an opportunity for the children of San Jose’s Pajama Program to be warm, cozy and loved.

Drop off brand new pajamas at the Fairmont San Jose on Friday, Feb. 13, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. as the hotel launches their second warming pajama drive for kids. All sizes of pajamas are needed and appreciated, but there is a special need for teen-sized pajamas (Adult Small through Adult Extra Large).
 
Pull your car up to the Fairmont’s curbside and the hotel’s staff will deliver some freshly baked heart-shaped cookies. All donations of new pajamas for the San Jose’s and the Bay Area’s Pajama Program will be greatly appreciated. Checks written to Pajama Program will be welcome as well.

The guest that drops off the 100th pair of PJ’s will receive a “sleepover” for two at the Fairmont San Jose, (one night complimentary stay), two cozy pajamas, two Fairmont bathrobes, two Fairmont pairs of slippers, and a breakfast for two in bed delivered and served by the Fairmont Hotel’s general manager. Two Fairmont teddy bears and a box of the Fairmont’s Silicon Valley Chips Cookies will be a going away “thank you” gift at their departure.

Fairmont San Jose’s employees assisting with the PJs drive on Valentine’s Day last year. Photos courtesy of Fairmont San Jose

Pajama Program, a national non-profit organization with the Bay Area chapter headquartered in San Jose, provides comfort and love in the way of new pajamas to children-in-need and children waiting for a permanent home. They are youngsters who do not know the comforts of a mother or father to tuck them into a cozy bed and read them a bedtime story. Many have been abandoned or abused, most deprived of any love at all. “By providing pajamas we help to create a warm and nurturing bedtime environment for vulnerable youngsters living under difficult circumstances” says Pallie Zambrano, attorney-at-law and co-president of the Northern California chapter.

This is the second annual Valentine’s Day Pajama Drive at The Fairmont San Jose commitment to the Pajama Program.

“Our partnership program simply puts a framework in place that allows our hotel to contribute to the community, and make a meaningful difference to children in need,” said Cyril Isnard, Fairmont’s General Manager. “This one is from the heart and Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to share the joy of love and caring. Our employees have embraced the idea with enthusiasm and are looking forward to collect many new and warm pajamas for the children of the Bay Area.”