Rosen Hotels & Resorts – Three Rosen Scholarship Recipients To Enter Rollins

Winter Park, Fla. (May 25, 2018) — The first recipients of the Harris Rosen – Rollins College Scholarship have been selected. Donayja Gates, Tylyiah Andrews and Samijah Butler, high school seniors from Orlando’s Tangelo Park and Parramore neighborhoods, received the scholarships and will enter Rollins this Fall.

Gates is currently in the medical program at Jones High School and hopes to pursue a career in cognitive behavioral therapy. She is a member of the National Honor Society and a scholar-athlete, pitching on the softball team. Andrews is captain of the softball team and a varsity volleyball player at Jones High School. She recently received the Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Award from her local club. She hopes to study computer science at Rollins. Butler plays on the varsity basketball team and the flag football team at Dr. Phillips High School. She also plays the piano and drums.

“We are grateful to have The Harris Rosen Foundation as a partner in identifying and supporting outstanding students from the Parramore and Tangelo Park communities to attend Rollins,” said Faye Tydlaska, vice president for enrollment management at Rollins. “Our selection committee was impressed with the accomplishments of our new Rosen Scholars, and we look forward to welcoming them on campus this fall.”

For the last 25 years in Tangelo Park, and the last two years in Parramore, Rosen has partnered with local community organizations and Florida public colleges and universities to assist students from those neighborhoods to attend and graduate college. He provides scholarship funding that includes tuition, room, board and books and collaborates with community organizations to ensure the students receive the mentoring and other support they need to help them succeed. This year, Rollins College was added as an option from which the students whom Rosen supports can choose.

Studies have shown that low-income students who attend more selective colleges such as Rollins have higher rates of retention and graduation than those who attend less selective institutions. The Rollins College mission of educating students for global citizenship and responsible leadership means that students from Tangelo Park and Parramore not only will have opportunities to attain an outstanding Rollins education, but also will have increased chances of becoming leaders who will give back to their communities.

Under the agreement between The Harris Rosen Foundation and Rollins College, Rosen will fund the remainder of participating students’ costs of attendance at Rollins after the College applies available federal, state, and internal financial aid dollars. The students will take advantage of existing mentoring and other non-financial support in the Rosen Foundation’s Tangelo Park and Parramore scholarship programs, in addition to experiencing the world-class academic preparation, career planning, and other support services at Rollins.

Rosen Hotels & Resorts

Since 1974, Harris Rosen, President & COO, Rosen Hotels & Resorts, has been committed to providing outstanding value and service to guests at his nine Orlando hotels. The award-winning collection features three convention properties and six leisure hotels, which when combined provide 6,693 guestrooms, 700,000 square feet of meeting space, an 18-hole championship golf course, two spas and numerous restaurants. Through The Harris Rosen Foundation, Rosen has funded the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, (ranked a top hospitality school by CEO Magazine), the Jack and Lee Rosen JCC and has provided hundreds of college scholarships through his Tangelo Park and Parramore programs and to Rosen College students and his own associates and dependents. For more information, visit RosenHotels.com.

About Rollins College

Founded in 1885, Rollins College is Florida’s oldest college. Located in Winter Park, near Orlando, Rollins is consistently ranked as one of the top regional universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to full-time undergraduate programs in the College of Liberal Arts, Rollins offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs for working adults through its evening program at the Hamilton Holt School and graduate business degree programs through its Crummer Graduate School of Business, which has been ranked a top MBA program by Forbes and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Rollins serves approximately 3,200 degree-seeking students annually. For more information, visit www.rollins.edu.

Celebrate Unique Dads at Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel In Orlando on Father’s Day

ORLANDO (May 17, 2018) – Whether your Dad is a foodie who appreciates fine dining, a golf enthusiast or someone who likes to rest and relax in a spa – or maybe all three – the AAA Four Diamond Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando has the best way to celebrate the unique and special man in your life this Father’s Day.

The luxury hotel’s “Father Deserves Best” dining special gives you the chance to treat Dad to an incredible dining experience at one of its finest restaurants. He will enjoy a complimentary dinner at A Land Remembered, its award-winning steakhouse, or at Cala Bella, the AAA Four Diamond Italian bistro. The special is offered with the purchase of a full-price meal at equal or greater value, plus gratuity, and is available from June 11-17. For reservations, call (407) 996-3663.

Dad will also enjoy the Father’s Day Golf Special providing him with a 20 percent discount on regular priced merchandise at the Golf Pro Shop when he visits on June 17.

For the father who knows the health value of a good massage, give him a day at The Spa at Shingle Creek. Book a 50- or 80-minute service at a 25 percent discount and receive a 40 percent discount on a second service of equal or lesser value, excluding tax and gratuities. This special is available from June 1 to June 30.

There are as many ways to celebrate Dad as there are, well, dads. Choose one or all and give him a Fathers’ Day to remember. Visit RosenShingleCreek.com/FathersDay or call (407) 996-3663 for more information.

Moms, Moms-to-Be Find Rest and Relaxation At the Luxury Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando

ORLANDO (May 11, 2018) – Moms do remarkable things for their families every day, gestures little and grand to show care for the people they love. The AAA Four Diamond Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando has the perfect way to treat mom – and mom-to-be – to a special getaway that will have her relaxed, rejuvenated and, most of all, appreciated for everything she does.

Mom’s Apron Strings package is a great way to say she’s loved right back, with two glorious nights of pampering for just $259 plus tax for a king bed guestroom or $279 plus tax for a double queen guestroom. Or upgrade to a one-bedroom suite for just $75 per night more.
After a restful night’s sleep in a pillow top bed, Mom will wake refreshed to enjoy the delicious Saturday morning breakfast buffet for two at Café Osceola (kids three and younger eat free). Then she will plan a day to herself using available discounts. Whether it’s 25 percent off a rejuvenating spa treatment at The Spa at Shingle Creek or a 25 percent discount on a round at Shingle Creek Golf Club (or both), she can make her stay her own. When the weekend is over, she has a special make-mom-smile apron to remember her days of fun, relaxation and love. Best yet, if her trip is on Mother’s Day weekend, mom and the family can delight in the hotel’s signature Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch for a 25 percent discount (reservations required). This package has no additional resort fee, plus comes with complimentary self-parking or $10 valet parking, and complimentary Wi-Fi in the guestroom and public areas. The package also offers a complimentary scheduled shuttle to Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica, if mom also prefers to experience the fun and action of a theme park.

For the busy mom who never takes time out for herself, the Spa-cation for Mom package is just the thing to help her leave the stress of the world behind to unwind and recharge. She’ll luxuriate for two nights in deluxe accommodations for $399 plus tax before a Saturday morning breakfast buffet for two at Café Osceola. Mom will relish in making the choice between a 50-minute Relaxation massage or an Illuminating facial at The Spa at Shingle Creek.

She also can enjoy time out in the Florida sunshine by purchasing a two-for-one round of golf at Shingle Creek Golf Club, a golf course with spectacular natural views. This package also includes a 25 percent discount on the hotel’s signature Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch when available (reservations required). This package has no additional resort fee, complimentary self-parking and complimentary Wi-Fi in the guestroom and public areas. A complimentary scheduled shuttle to Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Aquatica also is included. And the free Beauty-of-Hope candle she takes home with her will remind her of an incredible weekend and encourage her to continue to put her feet up once in a while.

The work of a mom starts early, even before the baby is born. Her life will soon change in significant ways, so any mom-to-be would love to indulge in the Babymoon Under the Sun package, a chance for an expectant couple to have a break from all of the “nesting” they’re doing before the little one comes.

The Babymoon package includes a VIP (Very Important Parents) upgrade to a one-bedroom suite and access to the VIP lounge offering a delicious continental breakfast and evening appetizers and desserts each day. The parents-to-be will enjoy turn-down service and will find a special in-room amenity awaiting them in one of the hotel’s luxuriously appointed suites. The expectant couple also can indulge in a romantic dinner for two at one of the hotel’s fine dining restaurants, A Land Remembered or Cala Bella Italian bistro. And a weary mom-to-be and soon-to-be dad can be happily pampered with two spa treatments and two pedicures at The Spa at Shingle Creek. They can extend the relaxing bliss throughout the stay with complimentary use of the spa facilities and access to the hotel’s well-equipped fitness center. And, when the new parents are ready to relive the magic, they can use a $50 gift certificate for a future overnight stay. The package also has no additional resort fee and complimentary valet parking, to start the VIP treatment right when they arrive.

Whether it’s for Mother’s Day or any other day of the year, now is a great time to show mom – and moms to be – that they are doing the most important job in the world and they are treasured. To book, call 407-996-9939 or visit RosenShingleCreek.com.

Florida Hotelier or Healthcare Expert?

Florida’s Largest Independent Hotelier to be Keynote at World Health Care Congress Noting $340 Million Savings as a Result of Self-Funded Program

ORLANDO (April 27, 2018) – What does an Orlando hotelier know about solving the current healthcare crisis? Apparently, quite a bit!

Harris Rosen, Florida’s largest independent hotelier and founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, is well known to many as an entrepreneur and an avid philanthropist. A surprising addition to that list is the fact that he has also become a bit of a healthcare expert. Rosen is the founder of RosenCare®, a superior self-insured healthcare model co-created with Rosen associates Ashley Bacot and Kenneth Aldridge which has saved the company $340 million. The program is unparalleled in the Central Florida region and has sparked the interest of members of Congress, an Army Surgeon General and top executives from companies both large and small.

The trio is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech about RosenCare’s success at the World Health Care Congress, held in Washington, D.C. from April 29-May 2. Rosen hopes the exposure will help educate the healthcare industry on effective alternatives.

“RosenCare began as a way for us to combat rising healthcare costs and to give our associates a better quality of healthcare and improved benefits,” said Rosen. “The simplicity and cost savings for the employer and employee make it a mutually-beneficial option that can be easily replicated across industries.”

Rosen’s Director of Risk Management and President of Provinsure, Inc. – Rosen Hotels & Resorts in-house insurance company, Ashley Bacot, has been instrumental in attracting national attention for the RosenCare model with visits from the Chairman of the Congressional Subcommittee on Health, among others. Bacot will speak on the program’s efficacy, along with Director of Health Services Kenneth A. Aldridge, Jr., RN, BSN, MS-H.S.A. who oversees daily operational aspects of the Rosen Medical Center, A Place for Healing and Wellness. Aldridge oversees the health plan’s Third Party Administrator (TPA), Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) and other healthcare related initiatives along with strategic planning.

Through their collective efforts, RosenCare has reduced the Rosen Hotel & Resorts’ healthcare costs by $340 million since the program’s inception in 1991 and has the potential to reduce the nation’s healthcare costs by an estimated $1 trillion per year.

“The beauty of this program is that, despite the savings, our benefits are not sacrificed at all,” said Rosen.

Out-of-pocket costs for associates on the RosenCare plan are minimal. Most (approximately 90%) of prescription drugs are free, and the most a covered employee would have to pay for a specialty prescription would be $30. Same-day appointments are available and transportation to the Rosen Medical Center is free. Even with excellent coverage, the healthcare costs for RosenCare are about one half of the national average. RosenCare has even been partially credited for the company’s low turnover (possibly the lowest in the hospitality industry). The employee turnover rate is in the low teens, compared to the hospitality industry average of 50-80 percent.

The financial benefits of a healthcare model like RosenCare extend beyond the company’s bottom line and well into the local community. With the multi-million dollars in savings in healthcare, Rosen has been able to create numerous charitable initiatives through The Harris Rosen Foundation. These include providing hundreds of college scholarships to his employees and their dependents, as well as to hundreds of youth in underserved Orlando neighborhoods. In addition, it has enabled Rosen to build the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida – now ranked the number 2 hospitality college in the world – and the Jack and Lee Rosen Jewish Community Center; and recently rebuilding more than 100 hurricane-devastated homes in Chantal, Haiti.

“The RosenCare model is good for employees, good for companies and good for the community,” said Rosen. “We owe it to ourselves to explore its viability on a national level.”

For more information, visit RosenCare.com.