These new AH&LA Hotels of Promise members fulfills the association�s second-year goal of enrolling 40 member state associations. 

Participating in this national, philanthropic organization founded by Ret. General Colin Powell demonstrates AH&LA members� commitment to supporting and improving the lives of youth in their communities. To assist them in this process, they must adopt at least one of the organization�s Five Promises, including (1) ongoing relationships with caring adults, (2) safe places with structured activities during non-school hours, (3) a healthy start and future, (4) marketable skills through effective education, and (5) an opportunity give back through community service. 

In the aftermath of September 11, we are devoted to continuing our humanitarian efforts to help heal our nation.

This positive commitment to U.S. youth will not only be an enjoyable experience, but a small step to ensuring the successful future of our country as well as the lodging industry, said AH&LA President and CEO Joseph A. McInerney, CHA. 

As part of its America�s Promise pledge, AH&LA is participating in the 2002 National Groundhog Job Shadow Day program for the fourth consecutive year. AH&LA and its members will support this one-day (February 1, 2002) national, mentoring initiative to introduce young people to the world of work through hands-on learning experiences - hoteliers invite high school students to shadow them as they go through a typical workday. 

In November 1999, AH&LA made a three-year pledge to America�s Promise - The Alliance for Youth to commit 1,500 hotels and 15 AH&LA member state associations in 165 cities, reaching one million children in 2000. The following year AH&LA will increased its involvement to 4,500 hotels and 40 member state associations in 410 cities, and 2.5 million children. By 2002, all of AH&LA�s 52 members are expected to join this effort and will have
impacted the lives of 4.5 million children in 1,000 cities from coast to coast. 

Hotel Companies 
1. American Hospitality Management Company 
2. Days Inns Worldwide, Inc. 
3. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts 
4. Howard Johnson International 
5. JHM Hotels Management, Inc. 
6. Marriott International 
7. Noble Investment Group, Ltd. 
8. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 

AH&LA Member State Associations 
1. Alaska Hotel & Motel Association 
2. Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association 
3. Arkansas Hospitality Association 
4. California Hotel & Lodging Association 
5. Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association 
6. Connecticut Lodging Association 
7. Delaware Hotel & Motel Association 
8. Florida Hotel & Motel Association 
9. Hawaii Hotel Association 
10. Hotel Association of Illinois 
11. Indiana Hotel & Motel Association 
12. Iowa Lodging Association 
13. Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association 
14. Kentucky Hotel & Motel Association 
15. Louisiana Hotel-Motel Association 
16. Maryland Hotel & Motel Association 
17. Massachusetts Lodging Association 
18. Michigan Hotel, Motel & Resort Association 
19. Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association 
20. Missouri Hotel & Lodging Association 
21. Montana Innkeepers Association 
22. Nebraska Hotel & Motel Association 
23. Nevada Hotel & Lodging Association 
24. New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association 
25. New Mexico Lodging Association 
26. Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. 
27. New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association 
28. North Carolina Hotel & Motel Association 
29. Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association 
30. Oklahoma Hotel & Motel Association 
31. Oregon Lodging Association 
32. Pennsylvania Travel Council 
33. Rhode Island Hospitality & Tourism Association 
34. Texas Hotel & Motel Association 
35. Utah Hotel & Lodging Association 
36. Vermont Lodging & Restaurant Association 
37. Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association 
38. Hotel Association of Washington, D.C. 
39. Wisconsin Innkeepers Association 
40. Wyoming Lodging & Restaurant Association

AH&LA is a 91-year-old federation of state lodging associations throughout the United States with some 13,000 property members worldwide, representing more than 1.7 million guest rooms.