Bob Alter, president of Seaview Investors, contributed $10,000 on behalf of the Alter family to the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation’s (AH&LEF) 2014 Annual Giving Campaign. Alter is a long-time donor to the Annual Giving Campaign. This marks Alter’s seventh consecutive personal gift at the six-diamond level or higher, and his first at the leadership level.

“We are so grateful to Bob for his support in funding programs that promote the industry’s future growth,” said AH&LEF President/COO Joori Jeon. “We need more industry leaders like Bob who understand that their financial contributions ensure the future of our industry.”

AH&LEF is the not-for-profit affiliate of AH&LA and is funded solely by charitable donations from progressive hospitality leaders and companies within the industry. In 2013, AH&LEF disbursed nearly $1 million to prepare promising college students for a career in hospitality, to attract and retain talented industry professionals, and to fund valuable research for the industry. Since the Foundation’s inception, more than $18.5 million has been distributed through its scholarship, education, outreach, and research programs.

The Annual Giving Campaign is the Foundation’s yearly key fundraiser that supports its core missions, including providing scholarships to hospitality management students, funding important research in areas such as room tax and ADA requirements, promoting hospitality as a career of choice, and workforce development initiatives.

Support the Foundation by helping to fund the future. Visit www.ahlef.org/AnnualGiving to make a contribution today. All AH&LEF contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. For more information, contact Michelle Poinelli, senior vice president, foundation programs, at (202) 289-3181 or mpoinelli@ahlef.org.