Handlery Foundation Donates $5,000 to the California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Handlery Foundation is giving back to the hospitality community through a $5,000 donation to the California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation (CH&LAEF) scholarship program.

The Handlery Foundation, driven by Jon Handlery, president of Handlery Hotels, has been an essential backer of the CH&LA Education Foundation and its mission to foster the education of our future hospitality industry leaders. Handlery has been a very active member of California Hotel & Lodging Association for many years and currently sits on its board of directors.

Hundreds of students and lodging industry employees have benefited from the generosity of the Handlery Foundation and CH&LA Education Foundation thanks them for their commitment and encourages others in supporting the future of our industry.

The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) is the largest state lodging industry trade association in the country. Its members include hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, guest ranches, resorts, spas, condominium rentals, timeshares, and vacation home rentals located throughout California. CH&LA’s mission is to be the indispensable resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry, for providing educational training and value programs for all segments of the industry, and for supporting strategic alliances to promote the value of California tourism and travel. Sacramento-based CH&LA has been representing California’s lodging industry for more than a century. CH&LA is on the web at www.calodging.com.