Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide’s award-winning brand of upscale, yet affordable hotels, and Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, today launched Breakfast with Heart. Beginning November 1, 2013 and running through March 31, 2014, guests who book the “Breakfast with Heart” room rate* will receive breakfast and support Hilton Garden Inn’s efforts to provide meals to families in need.

In the United States, one in six people is at risk of hunger. Hilton Garden Inn will help Feeding America secure more than 670,000 meals on behalf of local food banks around the country to help fight hunger.

“Hilton Garden Inn is proud to support Feeding America’s mission to feed America’s hungry through our Breakfast with Heart program,” said Adrian Kurre, global head, Hilton Garden Inn. “At Hilton Garden Inn, our Team Members demonstrate our approach to guest service through our You Can Count on Us culture, and that approach extends beyond our hotel walls into our communities. Breakfast programs are important in the fight to end hunger, and this program allows us to be a part of the solution.”

As part of the Hilton Worldwide’s commitment to Travel with Purpose, Hilton Garden Inn is committed to ensuring our communities can count on us in times of pressing need. Through volunteer service and community engagement, Hilton Garden Inn aims to help provide food, shelter and comfort to the communities in which our properties serve.

With more than 200 member food banks, Feeding America serves 37 million people each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Feeding America's food banks secure and distribute three billion pounds of donated food and grocery products each year through food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and after-school programs.

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* Subject to availability at participating hotels. Book Plan Code "PBBWH2" Valid for Friday and/or Saturday night stays booked and consumed between November 1, 2013 - March 30, 2014 in the U.S. Availability and rate will be confirmed at time of booking and will vary by property, length of stay, date and are based on occupancy per room. Rate does not include resort/service fees, taxes, incidental charges or gratuities. Rate includes breakfast for up to two adults and two children 12 years old and younger registered in the same room. Breakfast does not include gratuities or alcoholic beverages. Other restrictions may apply.

The monetary equivalent of 675,000 meals will be donated to Feeding America® between November 1, 2013 – March 30, 2014. $1 helps to provide 9 meals secured by Feeding America® on behalf of local member food banks.

About Hilton Garden Inn

Hilton Garden Inn is the award-winning, upscale, yet affordable hotel brand that continually strives to ensure today’s busy travelers have everything they need to be most productive on the road — from our oh-so-comfortable Garden Sleep System® bed to complimentary wired and Wi-Fi Internet access in all guestrooms. So whether on the road for personal or business reasons, Hilton Garden Inn offers the amenities and services for travelers to sleep deep, stay fit, eat well and work smart while away from home. For more information about our locations around the globe, visit www.hgi.com or call 1-877-STAY-HGI.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 94 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The company’s portfolio of ten world-class global brands is comprised of more than 4,000 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 665,000 rooms in 90 countries and territories, including Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonorsTM. Visit www.hiltonworldwide.com for more information and connect with Hilton Worldwide at www.facebook.com/hiltonworldwide, www.twitter.com/hiltonworldwide, www.youtube.com/hiltonworldwide, www.flickr.com/hiltonworldwide and www.linkedin.com/company/hilton-worldwide.

About Feeding America

Feeding America is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. Together, we provide food to more than 37 million people through 61,000 food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in communities across America. Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visit http://www.feedingamerica.org/. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.

About Travel with PurposeTM

Travel with PurposeTM is Hilton Worldwide's corporate responsibility commitment to providing shared value to its business and communities in four areas - creating opportunities for individuals to reach their full potential; strengthening communities where Hilton Worldwide operates; celebrating cultures and the power of travel; and living sustainably through the measurement, analysis and improvement of the company's use of natural resources.

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