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For Immediate Release

United Way of Santa Cruz designates Chaminade Company of the Year

SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, March 2005 … Chaminade Resort has been designated by United Way of Santa Cruz as Company of the Year for 2005. Davide Barnes, general manager, received the award on behalf of the resort at a victory dinner held on March 18th.

Chaminade was given the honor as a tribute to its generous and active community involvement throughout the year. The resort's contributions included donated staff time and manpower as well as in-kind gifts.

Several Chaminade staff also volunteered their personal time for United Way and helped run the annual fund drive. The resort achieved the highest level of employee and corporate contributions of all companies within the hospitality industry division.

Chaminade ( www.chaminade.com ) rests among the rolling hills of the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Monterey Bay. The historic property features a newly opened Spa and 153 guestrooms including four executive suites, a fitness center, lighted tennis courts and an outdoor swimming pool. Chaminade is a AAA Four Diamond resort and offers complete meeting packages, 12,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space, ergonomic chairs, wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, teambuilding and ropes courses, and state-of-the-art audiovisual services.

Chaminade is managed by Benchmark Hospitality International. Benchmark is an independent hospitality management company based in The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, which operates resorts, conference centers and hotels both domestically and internationally. For locations of Benchmark Hospitality properties and for additional information, visit Benchmark's Website at www.benchmarkhospitality.com.

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