How to get through...part II

So, it's been a week since the letters went out to the big marketing honchos at Choice Hotels International. This was my request to have them donate to the charity as well as ask them to 'cover' the costs for my hotel stays at their properties. Not surprisingly, no response yet. But let's take a step back and remember:

• Snail mail takes a couple of days. The letters didn't truly even get into the mail system until Tuesday afternoon (so technically, not even a week).
• Last week was a short one, and I suppose one of these folks (if not both) may have taken some time off.
• Snail return mail also takes time. So even if they did send me back a response, I wouldn't have it yet anyway.
• This is a relatively large organization. It may take some time to get into the proper hands for a decision.

I'm holding out such huge hope for Choice Hotels International because it just seems like such a good fit all the way around (locations in US and Canada, mission statement regarding support of tourism, marketing impact they can gain through this exposure for such little investment, etc). I'm not putting all my eggs in that basket though. I'll certainly re-route if it means getting hooked up through some alternative hotel group.

Just wanted to update the blog on this point.