ORLA and Portland Lodging Alliance Recognized for Cleanup Events

​International Society of Hotel Associations Honors ORLA and Portland Lodging Alliance with 2020 Award of Excellence

​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 23, 2020
Contact: 
Christina Pappas | 1-617-536-0590    

BOSTON, MA - The International Society of Hotel Associations (ISHA) announced its Awards of Excellence, honoring the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association and Portland Lodging Alliance for their Hospitality with Heart downtown cleanup events. 

In September 2020, ORLA’s Portland Lodging Alliance teamed up with SOLVE Oregon, the Portland Business Alliance, Clean & Safe, Travel Portland, and the City of Portland for the 2nd annual Hospitality with Heart litter cleanup event, bringing over 500 volunteers and community members together to improve the wellbeing of our city. Since then, the Portland Lodging Alliance has been helping coordinate monthly cleanup events. 

The ISHA Awards of Excellence recognizes those lodging associations who have had exceptional programs in the areas of Communications, Events and Fundraising, Government Affairs, Member Programs and Public Relations over the past year.  

The Awards of Excellence winners include:

• Communications - Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association for their COVID-19 Crisis Communications
• Events & Fundraising - Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association for Hospitality with Heart, A Downtown Portland Cleanup Effort
• Government Affairs - Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association for their Safe Meetings Media Event to Restore Illinois!
• Member Programs - Texas Hotel & Lodging Association for their Membership Town Halls
• Public Relations - Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association for their Illinois Emergency Grant Program
• Circle of Excellence Award - California Hotel & Lodging Association for their extensive and integrated programs addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, including: Project RoomKey, COVID-19 Resource Page, COVID-19 Hotel Plan and Clean & Safe program, among others. 

“ISHA is pleased to recognize these six award winners,” stated Christina Pappas, Executive Director of ISHA. “While the majority of the programs focus on pandemic response to members and the industry, these programs truly help set the standard for others to follow.”

ISHA presents the annual Awards of Excellence for the best lodging association programs and services and are widely recognized as the best of the best within the hotel and lodging association industry representing innovation and creativity that has brought tangible results to the association and its members. Award winners receive complimentary registration to a future ISHA Conference.

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ISHA provides professional development and networking opportunities for lodging associations, and represents the unified voice of state lodging associations in collaboration with our national industry partners. For more information visit www.isha.biz.