Wyndham Vacation Ownership Funds 171 Scholarships with $1 Million Contribution to Step Up For Students
ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB) November 12, 2015 -- Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO), a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN) and the world’s largest vacation ownership company, today announced a $1 million contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program, which will provide 171 scholarships for low-income Florida students for the 2015-16 school year.
Wyndham Vacation Ownership has been a donor and corporate partner of Step Up For Students since 2011, contributing a total of $3.75 million to benefit the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is funded by corporate tax donations in exchange for dollar-for-dollar tax credits.
“As one of our company’s core values, we feel strongly that it is our responsibility to do what we can to improve the world around us,” said Sarah King, executive vice president of human resources at WVO. “We are proud to continue our support of a great organization like Step Up For Students that truly changes the lives of children through the power of education. This valuable program also continues to make a lasting impact within our own Wyndham family. During the 2015-16 school year, 70 Step Up For Students scholarships were awarded to the children of families employed by Wyndham Worldwide, WVO’s parent company.”
Step Up For Students helps administers the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which allows recipients to choose between a scholarship that helps with private school tuition and fees, or one that assists with transportation costs to out-of-county public schools.
“One of the best ways to enrich a child’s life is through a great education,” said Doug Tuthill, president of Step Up For Students. “We are thrilled to have Wyndham Vacation Ownership as a partner in our quest to provide opportunities for educational choice to Florida families.”
During the 2015-16 school year, Step Up For Students expects to serve more than 77,000 students attending about 1,540 participating schools throughout Florida. In Orange County, 124 schools and more than 7,300 students participate in the program.
About Step Up For Students
Step Up For Students is a 501(c) 3 that helps manage the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Students who qualify for free-or reduced-price lunch, or those who are homeless or in foster or out-of-home care may qualify. Since 2001, Step Up has awarded more than 479,000 scholarships.
Step Up also helps administer state-funded Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts (PLSA) for Florida students with certain special needs. With the PLSA, recipients may use the funds for a variety of approved services including private tutoring, occupational therapy, instructional materials and other services.
For more information, visit: http://www.StepUpForStudents.org.
About Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of Wyndham Worldwide’s (NYSE: WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest vacation ownership business, as measured by the number of vacation ownership resorts, individual vacation ownership units and owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its seven primary consumer brands, CLUB WYNDHAM®, WorldMark® by Wyndham, CLUB WYNDHAM ASIA®, WorldMark South Pacific Club by Wyndham, Shell Vacations Club, Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham and WYNDHAM CLUB BRASILSM. As of December 31, 2014, we have developed or acquired more than 200 vacation ownership resorts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and the South Pacific that represent approximately 24,000 individual vacation ownership units and more than 900,000 owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership is headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and is supported by more than 17,000 associates globally.
For more information, visit http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/category/wyndham-vacation-ownership.
Paul Soost, Step Up For Students, http://www.StepUpForStudents.org, +1 (727) 451-9828, [email protected]
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