Cookie Car Kick-off Event Commemorates Year-Long Commitment to Care, Culture and Community across Tennessee.Cookie cookie File or part of a file put on a Web user's hard disk by a Web site. Cookies are used to store registration data, to make it possible to customize information for visitors to a Web site, to target Web advertising, and to keep track of the products a user wishes to Mini Cooper([R]) Celebrates One Million Cookies Served by Cooper Companies' Doubletree([R]) Hotels MEMPHIS Memphis, city, ancient Egypt Memphis (mĕm`fĭs), ancient city of Egypt, capital of the Old Kingdom (c.3100–c.2258 B.C.), at the apex of the Nile delta and 12 mi (18 km) from Cairo. , Tenn. -- Today at the Doubletree([R]) Hotel Memphis on Sanderlin Street in East Memphis, Pace Cooper, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cooper Hotels, unveiled a themed vehicle like no other. In celebration of the one millionth Doubletree cookie recently served at the owner's five Doubletree hotels across the state of Tennessee, Cooper has appropriately wrapped a Mini Cooper([R]) car in the hotel brand's icon that will be used as a driving force not only to promote Doubletree, but to celebrate key values the hotel brand embraces - care, culture and community throughout the state in 2007. "Doubletree Hotels are known for welcoming each guest to their hotels across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with their legendary chocolate chip Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape (similar to a Hershey's Kiss). They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. cookies, an icon which is proudly made in Tennessee. The Cooper family firmly believes our hotel teams can proudly mark our million cookie milestone by traveling across the Volunteer State and into the communities we serve, where they can use their business resources for a higher cause by simply putting smiles on people's faces one cookie at a time," said Pace Cooper, president and CEO of Cooper Hotels. "We hope people across Tennessee will watch for our Cookie Mini Cooper throughout the state, say hello to Chip and embrace our community outreach mission." Million-cookie milestone celebrations, like the one today at the Doubletree Hotel Memphis, are just the beginning as the cookie car will travel to similar events at Doubletree hotels in Jackson, Murfreesboro, Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, city (1990 pop. 27,310), Anderson and Roane counties, E Tenn., on Black Oak Ridge and the Clinch River; founded by the U.S. government 1942, inc. as an independent city 1959. and Johnson City Johnson City. 1 Village (1990 pop. 16,890), Broome co., S N.Y., in a tricity area including Endicott and Binghamton; inc. 1892. It has been noted for its Endicott-Johnson shoes. . Chip, the Doubletree cookie ambassador, will drive the custom-wrapped cookie car to help each hotel celebrate. The highlight of the celebrations will be the ceremonial send-off of Chip in the cookie car filled with the scents and sweet treats of chocolate chip cookies into the community to share with as many residents as possible. Throughout the year, Chip and the cookie Mini Cooper will tour the state surprising and pleasing people with chocolate chip cookies and helping the Doubletree Hotels of Tennessee connect with the community in support of charitable causes and environmental efforts. Numerous planned activities include visits to children's and veterans' hospitals, orphanages, shelters and nursing homes pledging support from the hotels. "Whether it is surprising a guest with a simple, helpful gesture or creating a wide-reaching program that brings together members of our community with team members at our hotels, we are truly proud of the multitude of resources and talents our Doubletree hotel team members provide each and every day," said Dave Horton of Doubletree Hotels. "I commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. Pace Cooper and Cooper Hotels for embracing our brand values and delivering them to communities across Tennessee in such a dedicated and inspirational in·spi·ra·tion·al adj. 1. Of or relating to inspiration. 2. Providing or intended to convey inspiration. 3. Resulting from inspiration. way. The Cookie Mini Cooper will certainly reinforce our daily commitment at Doubletree to deliver an outstanding hotel experience as well as make a difference in the lives of others." Cooper Hotels, with a portfolio of 21 hotels in eight states, is recognized as one of the Hilton Family The Hilton family is a successful American family founded by hotel magnate Conrad Hilton (1887-1979). His descendants continue to hold varying degrees of wealth and status as socialites, and some have become famous, such as great-granddaughter Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton of Hotels' highest quality franchisees in the southeastern U.S. Cooper owns and operates Hilton brand properties in Knoxville, Tenn.; Naples, Fla.; Ft. Myers, Fla.; Detroit, Mich.; Charlotte, N. Carolina; and Atlanta, Ga. For more information about Cooper Hotels visit www.cooperhotels.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Hi-resolution photos of Cookie Mini-Cooper Car are available by request from Terry Hendrix via e-mail at HendrixAdv@aol.com. |
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