lo  Connection  

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Candlewood  Suites                                                                                  Delivers  Donations      2  

Employee  Years  of  Service          3  

Company  wide,  Apollo  Hotels  recognized  and  celebrated  Years  of  Service…  

 Employees  of  the  

Quarter          4  

La  Quinta  Inn  &  Suites    1502  Woerz  Way  Ardmore,  OK  73401  

La  Quinta  Inn  &  Suites  2511  E  Montgomery  Place  Wichita  Falls,  TX  76308  

Holiday  Inn  Express  &  Suites  1520  Apollo  Drive  Duncan,  OK  73533  

Candlewood  Suites  2602  Rina  Park  Road  Ardmore,  OK  73401  

Apollo  recognized  and  celebrated  those  individuals  throughout  the  company…  

“The  Owners  Blog”  

Publication  of  Apollo  Hospitality  Firm  

Visit  www.apollohospitality.net  for  past  newsletters  

Candlewood  Suites  Ardmore  delivers  donations  to  Hurricane  Harvey  victims  in  Rockport,  Texas  …  

Apollo  Hospitality  Firm  is  excited  to  announce  our  new  product,  TRU  by  Hilton,  which  will  be  opening  May  of  2018.      The  TRU  will  be  located  in  Lawrence,  Kansas,  home  of  the  Jayhawks  (University  of  Kansas).  This  hotel  is  an  82-­‐room  facility  with  a  modern  feel  and  catering  to  the  millennial   traveler.    TRU  will  offer  a  free  “Top  It”  breakfast  with  30  sweet  and  savory  toppings,  along  with  a  24-­‐hour  market  place,  a  pool   table  for  guests  to  enjoy,  private  work  zones,  outdoor  patio,  and  a  24/7  fitness  center  that  allows  you  to  customize  your  workout  according  to  your  wellness  trends.    Apollo  is  truly  excited  about  our  new  project  and  can’t  wait  to  better  serve  our  guests  with  our  exciting  product  in  a  new  market.      

 

 

Apollo  Connection                                                      September  30,  2017  (Vol.  5  Issue  3)      

   

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Candlewood  Suites  Deliver  Donations  to  Hurricane  Harvey  Victims  in  Rockport,  Texas  

Holiday  Inn  Express  &  Suites  Celebrates  Torchbearer  Award    

 

Candlewood Suites organized a drive to collect items for the community of Rockport, Texas. A current employee’s family was devastated by the storm and our team at Candlewood immediately acted upon organizing the drive to help victims of this community. We involved the City of Ardmore in helping us achieve our goals with the drive. This story was featured in the Candlewood Suites Connection Newsletter published by IHG. Director of Sales, Brandi Edmonds, states, "We made the trip to Rockport to the disaster drop off zone and were told that the city building inspector had just left from inspecting the ware house and deemed it unsafe for people to utilize any further as it had some structural damage that they did not know about. They diverted us to Port Aransas to deliver all of the food and water we had to what was called Cowboy David CAMP, which was basically a tent city setup with several smokers, a pantry, water stations, and volunteer cooks servers etc. They had a refrigerated truck they were keeping meats in. They were feeding everyone and anyone for free with all the donations and they were planning on staying until normalcy returns, which I can safely say, will not be for months! Our donations consisted of over 5000 bottles of water, 12 cases of bar soaps donated by multiple local hotels, 12 cases of wipes, tons of shovels, contractors trash bags, cleaning supplies and various types of tools and work gloves, etc. We estimated the values of all items donated to around $8000. We did have a BBQ fundraiser here at the hotel for cash donations ($500) which we used to pay for the fuel and meals of the 3 volunteers that went down and for all expenses we incurred."

Candlewood Suites and Apollo Hospitality Firm are very thankful to have such great employees to help make a difference to these people in need.

The   Holiday   Inn   Express   &   Suites   team   in  Duncan,   Oklahoma,   celebrated   receiving   their  Torchbearer   Award   by   having   a   catered   lunch  by   Interurban.     Ownership   states,   “It   was   a  challenge   that   was   placed   before   our   team   to  bring  this  award  home  and  they  did  nothing  but  exceed   our   expectations.    We   are   so   proud   of  our   entire   team  and   their   continued  success   in  pleasing   our   guests   with   the   services   and  product   they   provide.     We   can’t   wait   to   see  newer   and   greater   accomplishments   from   this  amazing  team!”  

   

 

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                                                                   Brandi  Edmonds    

Phone:  (580)  319-­‐5988      Fax:    (580)  226-­‐0102    

                                             Email:  dosardmore@apollohospitality.net  

Candlewood  Suites,  Ardmore,  OK:  Lori  Whittington       1  year  Janice  Laymance       1  year    

               La  Quinta  Inn  &  Suites  Central,  Ardmore,  OK:  Christie  Householder       1  year    

Holiday  Inn  Express  &  Suites,  Duncan,  OK:  Ricci  Cast         5  years  Catherine  Proue         5  years  Craig  Chattmon         4  years  Rosann  Faz         3  years  Joshua  Martin         2  years  Alex  Mullins         1  year    

La  Quinta  Inn  &  Suites,  Wichita  Falls,  TX:  Wolfgang  Pazem       3  years  Jessica  Mowrer         2  years  Brittany  Burden         1  year  Pamela  Calvin         1  year  Nicole  Mahaffey       1  year  

       Judith  Puga         1  year  

Celebrating  Years  of  Service  Throughout  the  Company  

The   Ownership   and   Management   Team   would   like   to   give   a  shout   out   to   Ricci   Cast   and   Catherine   Proue   from   Holiday   Inn  Express   &   Suites   in   Duncan,   Oklahoma   on   celebrating   5   years  with  our  company!    

Pratima   states,   “I   remember  working   with   these   ladies   during  our   construction   days   all   the   way   up   to   opening  and   can   say  they  were  a  great  fit  for  our  hotel.    Today,  I  can  truly  say  I  am  so  pleased  to  have  them  a  part  of  our  team  and  what  a  great  asset  they  are.  Thank  you  both  for  your  service  and  we  can’t  wait  to  celebrate  more  years  with  you.    Congratulations!”

 

   

Apollo   Hospitality   is   very   pleased   to  congratulate   the   Candlewood   Suites  team  in  their  achievement  of  the  J.D.  Power  Award  for  the  highest  ranking  in   Guest   Satisfaction   within   their  respective  segment  of  Extended  Stay  properties.   This   is   a   great   honor   for  Candlewood   Suites   and   their   team.    Keep  up  the  great  work!    We  are  very  proud  of  you!  

Company  wide,  Apollo  recognizes  and  celebrates  Years  of  Service  for  Employees  who  have  been  committed  to  the  company  for  one  or  more  years.    These  individuals  have   been   dedicated   to   their   work   and   reflect   a  successful   team.   The   Apollo   Management   Team  conveys   a   heartfelt   thank   you   and   congratulates   the  following  individuals  for  their  years  spent  with  us:  

Apollo  Connection                                                      September  30,  2017  (Vol.  5  Issue  3)      

 

 

 

 

Recognizing  Employees  of  the  Quarter  Company  Wide  

 Individuals  were  voted  for  Employee  of  the  Month  for  the  3rd  Quarter  2017  among  their  team  based  off  many  categories.      Apollo  recognized  and  celebrated  those  individuals  throughout  the  

company  who  exemplified  excellent  customer  service  and  is  a  dedicated  team  player.  We  commend  and  congratulate  the  following  staff  members  on  their  hard  work  and  dedication  to  

their  position  within  their  facility!  

Pictured  Above:  Holiday  Inn  Express  &  Suites  Duncan,  OK  –Misty  Porterfield  (L)  Stephanie  

Weir  (C)  &  Yolanda  Lopez  (R)    

Pictured  Above:  Candlewood  Suites  Ardmore,  OK  –Eric  Gardner  (L)  Shawna  Lacy  (C)                              

&  Kayla  Eller(R)      

Pictured  Above:  La  Quinta  Inn  &  Suites  Wichita  Falls,  TX  –  Nicole  Mahaffey  (L)  Jessica  Mowrer  

(C)  &  Darcy  Wood  (R)    

Pictured  Above:  La  Quinta  Inn  &  Suites  Ardmore,  OK  –  Rebecca  Broyer  (L)  Sam  

Kaniatobe  (C)  &  Rachel  Cain  (R)