Bed and Breakfasts Come Together to Salute Our Heroes
BnBFinder Inns are Paying It Forward with Free Stays for Military this Veterans & Remembrance Day
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --In 2008, Kathleen Panek, owner and innkeeper of Gillum House located in Shinnston, WV, had an idea that would change the way the bed and breakfast industry treated its veterans. It was a simple idea; give back to the brave individuals who have served by offering a free night stay on Veterans & Remembrance Day. What started with one innkeeper's act of paying it forward, has turned into hundreds of inns across North America banding together for a great cause and providing complimentary stays in commemoration of Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada.
This year, 200 BnBFinder inns will be opening their doors and their hearts to military personnel (past and present) and their families as a means of saying thank you. "Making sure military and veterans are aware of this program has become paramount," said Mary White, Founder and CEO of BnBFinder.com. "It's amazing to see how the bed and breakfast industry has come together to make sure these brave individuals and their partners get the recognition that they deserve."
Today, Kathleen Panek not only continues to participate in the Salute Our Heroes program, but she has been a champion of the cause ever since. "The program has come a long way throughout the years," said Ms. Panek. "Recently, a large part of the program has also become thanking the unsung hero, the spouse/partner who takes care of everything while the military are deployed. As an industry, we are simply saying 'thank you' as we thank your veteran."
For a full list of inns offering free rooms and discounts to military personnel this Veterans Day, Remembrance Day and beyond, visit http://www.BnBFinder.com/military.
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