The Chancellor Hotel on Union Square
The Chancellor Hotel on Union Square has demonstrated its commitment to San Francisco in numerous and creative ways. Time and talent are provided by the entire management team who contribute at least one work day per month to a non-profit service organization. Serving meals, engaging in "Clean Sweep" programs, conducting food drives which generate hundreds of pounds of food and cash for the San Francisco Food Bank, participating in the AIDS Walk San Francisco for the last ten years are a few ways the dedicated team at the Chancellor get involved. The General Manager, Wes Tyler, is a board member of both the Union Square Association and the Union Square BID Service Award for "ceaseless commitment to strengthening communities; for his professional and courteous demeanor in all business dealings; and for his record breaking attendance at every meeting of 'Project Homeless Connect.'" Keeping an eye on the future, Wes is also a member of the School to Career Advisory Board for the San Francisco Unified School District to establish and maintain a quality Hospitality and Tourism Academy in local high schools and has participated in the Mayor's Summer Jobs for Youth Program. Keeping an eye on the community, he has completed the San Francisco Police's Citizen Police Academy to better understand and work with the police who serve the area and community and is a member of the SF Police Officer's Association Community Outreach Committee.
The Chancellor Hotel initiated its own "give change to make change" program to discourage handing out money to people on the street and giving it to the agencies that help the homeless. The hotel had a box in the lobby where guests could give money, which the hotel matched and donated to a community service agency. Wes and his staff also assisted in the Homeless Count 2007 which provides statistics to receive Federal Funding for various programs. Demonstrating good citizenship, the hotel has the "Vote" for a Free Lunch" Program which offers a free lunch to anyone who brings in a ballot receipt after an election to encourage people to vote. A small hotel with a big heart!
