All registered Rosen Hotels & Resorts guests are eligible to receive preferred tee times, transportation to Shingle Creek Golf Club, $10 off your round of golf, a free bag of range balls and 50% off club/shoe rentals. Just make arrangements with the Front Desk upon arrival.

Community Involvement

Committed to our community

At Rosen Hotels & Resorts, the community is one of our highest priorities. It is our commitment to dedicate substantial resources of time, money and people to the ongoing improvement of our hometown. Over the years, Rosen Hotels has led a number of initiatives to enhance the quality of life of our immediate neighbors, our city and our industry.

Tangelo Park Pilot Program

Located in South Orange County just blocks off the International Drive tourist strip is Tangelo Park, a predominantly African-American, working class community. Mr. Rosen chose to pilot a program in this community that would provide child care for preschool children, post-secondary education scholarships for young students, and lifestyle classes for parents.

The Tangelo Park Pilot Program benefits any child living in the Tangelo community. Tuition assistance can be applied to a Florida public college or vocational school. Most importantly, the program is not based on grade point average, it benefits all children from the community who stay in school and graduate high school.

Mr. Rosen has also assisted in the incorporation of the Tangelo Park YMCA, providing children with access to out of school activities. A volunteer initiative was formed by Rosen Hotels’ employees through the development of the Tangelo Park Elementary School Reading Program and their involvement with Junior Achievement. Both volunteer programs place a Rosen associate in the classroom serving as a role model and mentor to the children. Tangelo Park Elementary went from being a C school in 2003 to recently receiving an A grade.

The Rosen Foundation Scholarship

The Rosen Foundation Scholarship Endowment has been created to fund the Tangelo Park Scholarship Program, the UCF Hospitality School Scholarship Program, and Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ Dependent Scholarship Program.

University of Central Florida College of Hospitality Management

With Orlando fast becoming the most visited tourist location in the world, Harris Rosen believed it would only be fitting for the city to have the best hospitality program available in the country. He donated $10 million to establish the UCF School of Hospitality Management to be built right next to Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ new Resort hotel. The gift is the largest ever pledged to or received by the UCF Foundation. Under current Florida law, gifts of this size qualify for dollar-for-dollar state matching, which translates into $20 million for a facility and faculty every bit as world class as the Orlando hospitality industry itself.

YMCA Aquatic Center

In addition to the Tangelo Park programs, in 1992 Mr. Rosen fought to keep the YMCA Aquatic Center on International Drive open to the public. Facing tough financial times, the Center was closed, depriving youth of a wholesome place to pursue their dreams and eliminating an important resource for area residents.

Reversing this situation would prove to be one of Mr. Rosen’s biggest challenges, one that he met successfully. The center reopened its doors to the best youth group of divers in America, synchronized swimmers, master’s swimmers, high school swimmers and senior citizens seeking therapeutic water treatment.

Charitable Choices Committee

The CCC is comprised of associates from each property volunteering their time to charities in our community. The CCC recognizes Mr. Rosen’s passion for giving back and encourages all associates to become involved. This group of associates tracks associate volunteer hours, makes decisions on charity giving and serves as the volunteer recruitment team within their property.

Haitian Self-Sufficiency Task Force

The Haitian Self-Sufficiency Task Force is an organization under the Rosen Foundation that is dedicated to helping Haitians living in Haiti attain a level of self-sufficiency. It assists in the areas of education and health with donations to hospitals and schools in Haiti. The Task Force has taken a number of trips to Haiti to deliver medical and school supplies that were collected in the Central Florida area through supply drives and donations from local businesses.

Mr. Harris Rosen was made aware of the situation in the country of Haiti through meetings with Central Florida Haitians as well as in discussions with some of his associates who are from the country of Haiti. He decided to form this task force to analyze the situation in Haiti, come up with a plan, and ensure that anything that is delivered to Haiti gets to the people who most need our help.

The Water for Haiti Gala, held on September 10th, 2005, was a bold new initiative taken on by The Harris Rosen Foundation and the Task Force to assist our Haitian brothers and sisters in their search for clean drinking water. Here in America we take clean drinking water for granted, however, in Haiti much of the water is so contaminated that just one glass may cause serious illness or even death. In fact, during the past decade tens of thousands have died in Haiti for a lack of potable water. This tragic and unnecessary loss of life must stop, and we are convinced that we can make a difference. The Funds raised at this gala event are used to purchase water filtration systems that are delivered to hospitals and schools in rural areas of Haiti.

Partners in Education

Rosen Hotels & Resorts is a Partner in Education to Tangelo Park Elementary School and Oak Ridge High School, both in the Orange County Public School System.