SEDONA INNKEEPERS DONATE ROMANTIC "REUNION WEEKENDS" TO HOMECOMING U. S. TROOPS

SEDONA INNKEEPERS DONATE ROMANTIC "REUNION WEEKENDS" TO HOMECOMING U. S. TROOPS



Premier Bed & Breakfasts of Sedona is announcing plans to donate 20 romantic "reunion" weekends to homecoming troops this holiday season -- and throughout 2004.



(PRWEB) November 26, 2003



SEDONA, AZ, November 24, 2003 -- Premier Bed &



Breakfasts of Sedona (www. bbsedona. net) -- a



Collection of 20 award-winning inns in Northern



Arizona's red rock country -- is giving thanks this holiday season by donating 20 romantic "reunion



Weekends" to U. S. troops returning from active duty in



Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations.



The first 10 weekends will be awarded to homecoming



Servicemen and women from Luke Air Force Base, outside



Phoenix, in random drawings on December 7 and



Valentine's Day 2004. The drawings are being conducted



Under the auspices of Luke's "Hearts Together, Hearts



Apart" programs.



Winners will receive a weekend with their spouses in



The destination USA Today calls "The Most Beautiful



Place in America." Their "Sedona experience" will



Include:



 Two nights at a romantic B&B;



 Candlelight dinner at Dahl & DiLuca



Ristorante Italiano, one of the area's most popular



Restaurants;



 Pink Jeep tour of red-rock backcountry;



 Massage for two, courtesy of the Sedona



Massage Association.



All Luke military personnel returning from overseas



Deployments are qualified to enter the drawing.



"Military reunions are supposed to be happy times, but



Many families underestimate the stresses that can



Arise," said Sgt. Cory Carmichael," co-director of



Luke's Family Support Center, which sponsors "Hearts



Together, Hearts Apart" to help a growing number of



Families cope with the effects of military



Deployments. "We're very grateful to the Premier Bed &



Breakfasts of Sedona for providing returning service



Personnel and their families with a healthy transition



To civilian life."



Premier Bed & Breakfasts of Sedona is one of the first



B&B associations to provide fully complimentary



"re-entry getaways" to returning troops. Pam Morris,



President of the Premier Bed & Breakfasts of Sedona,



Said, "As innkeepers, we couldn't think of a better



Way to show support, than to open our hearts and our



"homes" to our local heroes."



Media Advisory: The December 7 drawing will be held 6



P. m. at the Polar Ice Rink in Peoria, AZ (on conjunction with



Luke's "Hearts Together" family outing from 4:30-6:30



P. m.).To attend, please call Laurie Berger at



310-828-6607.



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About Premier Bed & Breakfasts of Sedona



Premier Bed & Breakfasts of Sedona is a collection of



20 award-winning inns located less than two hours from



The Grand Canyon in spectacular red rock country.



Close to outdoor adventure, top-name entertainment and



World-class art galleries, Sedona B&Bs' are as unique



As the destination itself. From Victorian-styled



Creekside inns to western-themed B&Bs, there are



Accommodations for every taste and budget. The inns



Have received numerous accolades from top travel



Publications including USA Today, Zagat, Sunset



Magazine and FrommerÂ’s. For more information, visit



Www. bbsedona. net



About Luke Air Force Base



Luke Air Force base, located just outside Phoenix, AZ,



Is the largest fighter training base in the world.



Its Family Support Center, founded in 1982, has



Served as a model for other branches of the military



In supporting families with deployed members, through



Its privately funded Friends of Military Families and



"Hearts Together, Hearts Apart" programs. For more



Information, http://www. luke. af. mil/familysupport/ (http://www. luke. af. mil/familysupport/).



About Dahl & DiLuca



Dahl & DiLuca Ristorante Italiano, best known for its



Authentic cuisine and romantic atmosphere, has been



Voted "Best Italian Restaurant " five years in a row.



Owners Lisa Dahl and Andrea DiLuca recently opened a



Second fine dining establishment, Tuscan-style Cucina



Rustica, in the Village of Oak Creek.



About Pink Jeep Tours



Since 1958, Pink Jeep has been operating award-winning



Tours of Sedona's famous red-rock backcountry. Its



Exclusive Broken Arrow, Ancient Ruin and Diamondback



Gulch excursions offer adventure, Native American



History, nature, geology and panoramic vistas. For



More information, visit www. pinkjeep. com.



About Sedona Massage Association



The Sedona Massage Association was formed in 1995 to



Establish high standards of professionalism in massage



Therapy. Its members are licensed, and have more than



500 training hours in 30 modalities, including



Swedish, shiatsu, sports massage and Sedona's famous



Hot stone therapy. For more information, visit



Www. sedonamassageassociation. com.

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