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Hospitality leaders turn attention to Eatonville

By Guest Columnists Harris Rosen and Michael Brown Within sight of Central Florida’s popular tourist destinations are neighborhoods that deserve more. Many of them are distressed, underserved places where desperation exists instead of hope. They are

Orlando Business Journal – Let’s Establish A Legacy Of Changing America One Community At A Time

Orlando Hotelier and Philanthropist Harris Rosen Announces Scholarships to Rollins College For Tangelo Park and Parramore Students

Winter Park, Fla. (Nov. 7, 2017) — Renowned Central Florida hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen has partnered with Rollins College to offer three full college scholarships to Tangelo Park and Parramore students. Rosen is expanding on the successful

Rosen Hotels & Resorts – Three Rosen Scholarship Recipients To Enter Rollins

Winter Park, Fla. (May 25, 2018) — The first recipients of the Harris Rosen – Rollins College Scholarship have been selected. Donayja Gates, Tylyiah Andrews and Samijah Butler, high school seniors from Orlando’s Tangelo Park and Parramore neighborhoods,

Orlando Economic Partnership Honors Hotelier and Philanthropist Harris Rosen With Prestigious Community Leadership Award

ORLANDO (Dec. 17, 2019) – The Orlando Economic Partnership has awarded its James B. Greene award, the highest honor bestowed by the Partnership to a local community leader, Harris Rosen, president and COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts. The award was

Orlando Hotelier Gives Free Week’s Stay to Philanthropy-Minded College Students on “Alternative” Spring Break

For Second Year, Hotelier Harris Rosen Invited Cornell Univ.  Students to Work with Orlando’s Disadvantaged Youth  For more information, contact: Mary Deatrick, DPR 407-332-5212, mary@deatrickpr.com   ORLANDO (April 20, 2009) – For the second year

Hotelier Rosen awards scholarships to 3 future Rollins students (2018)

Hotelier Harris Rosen has awarded scholarships to three future Rollins students from low-income neighborhoods (Sentinel file) By Annie Martin Orlando Sentinel MAY 10, 2018, 12:05 PM Three high school seniors from low-income Orange County neighborhoods have

Tangelo Park Program Overview

The Tangelo Park Program, Inc. (TPP) is a community-based initiative that promotes civic commitment by private, public, and community organizations. With the financial backing of Harris Rosen, of Rosen Hotels and Resorts, the program has the collaborative

Life at Rosen

Ask anyone, here at Rosen Hotels & Resorts we are known for going above and beyond for our associates, their families and their well-being. Now, we’re going next level with higher wages and a new and improved benefits package. But did you know we are

ONYX – Partnership Travel + Leisure Join Eatonville for Student Success

Hotelier Harris Rosen Sponsors Cornell University Students Eager to Work with Disadvantaged Youth

Orlando Hotelier Gives Free Week’s Stay to Philanthropy-Minded College Students on “Alternative” Spring Break

Hotelier Rosen awards scholarships to 3 future Rollins students (2018)

Tangelo Park Program Overview

Orlando Business Journal – Let’s Establish A Legacy Of Changing America One Community At A Time

WESH Channel 2 – Some Eatonville students will receive scholarships provided by travel and leisure charitable foundation

NPR WMFE – “There’s A New Scholarship in Town.” Superintendent Barbara Jenkins, Michael Brown Announce Eatonville Scholarship Program

ClickOrlando.com – New scholarship program unveiled for Eatonville students Up to 200 scholarships will be awarded

i4 Business – An Orlando Business Solution to a National Crisis

Spectrum News 13 – Justice for All: Belief in the Tangelo Park Turned it Into an “Oasis”

Positively Osceola – Osceola School District selects RosenCare as Business Partner of the Year

Next Generation of Women Leaders Choose Civic Over Celebration For their Orlando Spring Break

Crossroad, a new local podcast, of an interview with Mr. Rosen and his professional journey (2018)

Central Florida Lifestyle by Anna Reinert – Educating with Excellence (February 2010)

Cornell Alumni Magazine by Beth Saulnier – Nine Undergrads Spend Spring Break in Orlando (June 2009)

Orlando Sentinel by Leslie Postal – Hotelier Rosen Restores Hope to Kids in Tangelo Park (October 2008)

 

Rosen Philanthropy Fact Sheet

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Rob Hubler
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In a career spanning more than half a century, Florida’s largest independent hotelier Harris Rosen has made it his mission to enhance the quality of life of his neighbors, his city, the hospitality industry, and those living in many other parts of the world. For decades, his namesake foundation has contributed tens of millions of dollars to create and support educational and youth-benefiting programs and scholarships throughout Central Florida, among a number of notable programs.

About Harris Rosen

Harris Rosen currently serves as president and chief operating officer of Rosen Hotels & Resorts®, Inc., the largest privately-owned hotel company in Florida. A native of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Rosen launched the Orlando firm in 1974 with the purchase of his first hotel and has managed its growth into a portfolio of nine world-class properties encompassing close to 6,700 guestrooms and suites and more than 700 million square feet of versatile meeting and event space.

About The Harris Rosen Foundation®

Rosen established the foundation to identify, develop and manage numerous wide-ranging philanthropic initiatives under his direction. In 1993, the organization embarked on its first project, a bold effort to improve educational opportunities for children in the impoverished Orlando neighborhood of Tangelo Park, a program that has received national acclaim and one that continues today.

Currently, Rosen Hotels & Resorts and The Harris Rosen Foundation focus their philanthropic efforts on education, wellness, animal welfare and cultural diversity. Past and ongoing programs include:

1992 – Rosen YMCA Aquatic Center

When a popular Orlando aquatic facility faced permanent closure, Rosen organized a community-wide effort to keep it open. The facility was later gifted to the YMCA and revenue-generating programs now offset its operating costs.

  • In honor of Harris Rosen’s many contributions, the facility was renamed the Rosen YMCA Aquatic Center in 2018.
  • The facility is home to a number of international, highly acclaimed swim meets and serves as a home for the local Special Olympics swim team.

1993 – Tangelo Park Program

Reflecting Harris Rosen’s passion for education, the visionary program includes free preschool for all 2-, 3- and 4-year old children in the underserved Orlando neighborhood and a free parent resource center. In addition, Rosen funds education for every Tangelo Park high school graduate accepted to a trade school, community college, or four-year public college in Florida.

  • The neighborhood’s high school graduation rate has dramatically improved from approximately 55 percent when the program began to now nearly 100 percent!
  • Approximately 250 full college scholarships have been awarded to date.
  • The program also provides a Neighborhood Resource Center for Families, where parents can take parenting courses and obtain counseling and other resources to help them become positive role models for their children.

2004 – Rosen College of Hospitality Management at UCF

In 2002, Rosen donated $18 million to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to develop a world-class institution to develop future generations of hospitality industry leaders.

  • After opening in 2004, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at UCF currently is among the fastest growing programs in the United States, with enrollment at nearly 3,500 students.
  • The school has consistently ranked among the top two hospitality schools in the world.
  • As part of his ongoing support, Rosen funds a $2.5 million scholarship endowment for UCF matched by the state of Florida. To date, his contributions to this scholarship have totaled $3.6 million.

2008 – Alternative Spring Break

For the past decade, Rosen has funded a week-long mentoring program between undergraduates at Cornell University (Harris Rosen’s alma mater) and the children of Tangelo Park.

  • Cornell students stay at Rosen Shingle Creek while adhering to a full schedule of learning activities including assisting teachers at Tangelo Park Elementary and Dr. Phillips High School, as well as attending a Tangelo Park board meeting, among many activities.

2009 – Jack and Lee Rosen Jewish Community Center

With a total contribution of 9.6 million, Harris Rosen helped develop a state-of-the-art community center and school named for his late parents, as well as expanded the facility to host an events center.

  • The school now serves approximately 150 students ages 2 months to 5 years old.
  • In 2016, with the assistance of additional Rosen donations, the facility added a multi-million dollar multipurpose theater to serve its growing needs and those of the surrounding community.

2011 – Japan Relief

After students at Orlando’s Lake Highland Preparatory School raised more than $40,000 to benefit Japanese victims of a hurricane and tsunami, Rosen matched the amount, bringing the total to more than $86,000.

  • Rosen also has given generously to support a student exchange program between Orlando and its sister city in Urayasu, Japan.

2013 – Gary Sain Memorial Skybridge

Honoring the late president and CEO of Visit Orlando, the county’s main tourism marketing agency, a $3 million pedestrian bridge funded entirely by Rosen Hotels & Resorts links the busy Orange County Convention Center with the adjacent Rosen Plaza Hotel.

  • Two years earlier, sister hotel Rosen Centre built the company’s first pedestrian bridge to the convention center, a project also funded by Rosen Hotels & Resorts.

2016 – Parramore Program

More than 20 years after launching the Tangelo Park Program, The Harris Rosen Foundation started an even larger effort in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood, an urban community five times the size of Tangelo Park.

  • The first-of-its-kind Rosen Preschool opened in 2017 within Orange County Public Schools’ Academic Center for Excellence. Rosen funds teachers’ and teachers’ aides’ salaries, as well as a director, for all 24 classrooms.
  • Like the Tangelo Park Program, the Parramore initiative covers higher education expenses or vocational school (including tuition, books, room, and board) for every neighborhood high school graduate.
  • In 2017, Rosen announced he would offer three annual scholarships to the private Rollins College, located in Winter Park, Fla., a suburb of Orlando. Eligible Tangelo Park and Parramore high school students now have the opportunity to attend this prestigious private liberal arts college.

Ongoing – Haiti Relief

Recognizing that more than one-third of Rosen Hotels & Resorts associates are Haitian or of Haitian descent, The Harris Rosen Foundation has devoted significant humanitarian efforts for the country for more than a decade, including funding for food, medical, and school supplies.

  • In 2005, Rosen’s Water for Haiti Gala raised $350,000 to supply filtration devices that provide clean drinking water for approximately 200,000 people.
  • In 2010, Rosen launched the Haiti Relief Rebuild Sustain program, which raised $650,000 to aid victims of the 2010 earthquake.
  • After HurricaneMatthew in 2016, The Harris Rosen Foundation spearheaded an effort to build storm-resilient homes for residents. In December 2017, close to 100 families were invited to take ownership of their new hurricane-resistant homes with expanded living space and more modern facilities.

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