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Love for Our Future – Our 2024 Holiday Charity Program
*The charity program 2024 has finished. Thank you very much for your participation. The donation amount of 459,526 yen was sent for children via KIDS EARTH FUND. Thank you very much for your kind support!
Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s holiday theme for 2024 is “Love for Our Future”, which aims to showcase a sustainable future as we share our love with family and friends. From charity concerts and products to our spectacular Christmas decorations, our holiday activities aim to celebrate our guests, partners and community as we work together to build a better future.
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Lobby Holiday Decorations
During the festive season, our Christmas area will transform our lobby into a winter forest blanketed in snow. The display features a grove of elegant white Christmas trees, accented by upcycled decorations as part of our efforts to create an ethical, sustainable Christmas display. Inspired by the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, upcycled cork ornaments in 17 colors add a vibrant touch while symbolizing our commitment to a sustainable future. There will also be donation boxes set up in the Christmas area to support the work of Kids Earth Fund.
■Dates: November 9 – December 25, 2024
■Location: 1st Floor Lobby Area
■Christmas Area Illumination Scheduled Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
[Free entry] Holiday Charity Concert In Support of Refugee Children
For one night only, Grand Hyatt Tokyo will host an intimate charity concert in collaboration with Refugee Empowerment International (REI,) who fund projects for people displaced by global conflicts. The concert is open to all and will feature donation boxes for those who wish to support REI.
■ Date and Time: December 14, 2024 from 4:00 p.m.
■ Location: 1st Floor Lobby Area
*The charity concert has successfully concluded. Thank you very much for your support.
Official website: https://rei-npo.org/en/
Holiday Charity Ornaments and Tiles
Grand Hyatt Tokyo is selling beautiful ornaments and tiles which were created from the hotel’s recycled corks by disabled people in collaboration with Re Kikou, a non-profit organization that helps disabled people to live independently. Each tile reproduces a child’s painting from Kids Earth Fund, who will receive all proceeds from sales of the ornaments and tiles.
■Dates: November 9 – December 25, 2024
■Price: Ornaments JPY 500 each / Tiles JPY 1,000 each *Limited availability.
■Location: available for purchase at the hotel’s restaurants and bars, the Front Desk, Grand Club and Nagomi Spa and Fitness. Guests are welcome to hang the ornaments in the lobby Christmas area.
Holiday Charity Program at Grand Hyatt Tokyo
Grand Hyatt Tokyo has hosted a charity program every year since 2011. During the program, we offer original products created from the hotel’s recycled wine and Champagne corks by Re Kikou, a non-profit that supports disabled people and helps them to become self-sufficient. All proceeds are donated to Kids Earth Fund.
Established in 1988, Kids Earth Fund provides art materials and essential supplies to children around the world who have been affected by diseases, wars and disasters. The main visual for our charity program features an artwork created by the children at Kids Earth Fund.
Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Charity Partners
About Kids Earth Fund
Kids Earth Fund (KEF) is a worldwide nonprofit organization that aims to nurture imaginative children and teach them the importance of expressing themselves. Since 1988, KEF has distributed art supplies, picture books and other donations to children around the world who suffer due to war, illness and disasters. KEF also supports children’s mental health through their KIDS EARTH HOME, which holds exhibitions of children’s art and hosts charity activities. In 2020, KEF held regular workshops at nursing homes for children of refugees affected by COVID-19. In 2022, they held workshops for Ukrainian children as part of their support for Ukraine.
Official website: www.kidsearthfund.jp/en/
About Re Kikou
Re Kikou is a nonprofit organization that offers disabled people the opportunity to work in a safe environment. “Re” refers to reducing, reusing and recycling. The organization’s cork recycling activities involve collecting and separating used corks, as well as planning and creating new products from the corks. The project assists disabled people with becoming independent, while also protecting the environment.
Official website: www.circle-of-cork.org (Japanese)
About Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s Community Support in Japan
As part of Hyatt’s World of Care, a global platform for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) action that includes more than 1,350 Hyatt properties, Grand Hyatt Tokyo is involved in a variety of projects to support regions that have been affected by devastating natural disasters. Since March 2011, Grand Hyatt Tokyo has supported communities affected by catastrophic disasters through monetary donations, charitable contributions and volunteer efforts. In 2020, a portion of our room charge was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support the medical organizations that worked day and night to combat COVID-19. As of January 2024, more than JPY 64 million has been donated to local communities through various organizations, including Kids Earth Fund and the Japanese Red Cross Society. We aim to increase this amount through future charity projects.