February 8, 2008

The Fairmont launches Valentine’s Day Pajamas for Kids drive

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 Thursday, Feb. 14, as the hotel launches a warming and loving trend: a pajama drive for kids. All sizes of pajamas 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 welcomed as well.

Pajama Program, a national nonprofit 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 Northern California chapter.

This is the first of The Fairmont San Jose’s commitment to the Pajama Program. “Our partnership program simply puts a framework in place that lets our hotel contribute to the community, and make a meaningful difference to children in need,” says Cyril Isnard, Fairmont’s General Manager. “This one is from the heart and the 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 some new and warm pajamas for the children of the Bay Area.”www.pajamaprogram.org