Horse Sense: Hilton Garden Inn Donates to Mounted Police Unit

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Presentation Highlights Chamber of Commerce’s Monthly Spotlight on Business

WILTON, NH – The Hilton Garden Inn of Manchester presented the Friends of the Manchester Mounted Patrol with a donation of $2,000 on Tuesday to help care for and outfit the mounted unit’s two horses.

Officer Fred Willis of the Manchester Police Department and his horse Valor were on hand to accept the check from Hilton Garden Inn General Manager Brenda Edwards.
The donation is in keeping with core value of Roedel Companies, the owner of the Hilton Garden Inn, to invest resources into the communities they serve. This is the first of an annual donation Hilton Garden Inn will make to a local organizations.

The Friends of Manchester Mounted Patrol is a non-profit group that helps subsidizes the unit. The organization funds the care of Valor and partner General Stark, including food, equipment and veterinary treatment. Willis estimated it costs $10,000 a year to care for each horse.

The presentation was part of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Spotlight on Business event.

(l to r): Leah Bellemore, Shannon Cote, Mandy Keane, Sharon Nista, Executive Chef Dana Marshand. Matt Hamilton, Kathy Winn, Brenda Edwards stand with Manchester Office Fred Gillis and Valor. (Courtesy photo)

About Roedel Companies

Roedel Companies has 50 years of experience developing, constructing, managing and designing hotels. They own and operate nationally branded hotels throughout the eastern United States, including a growing portfolio of nationally branded and independent hotels such as Hilton Garden Inns, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites, Holiday Inns, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, La Quinta Inns & Suites, Courtyard by Marriott and Hotel Saranac. For more information, browse our website.