The Give & Getaway package available at The Vail Marriott Resort as well as The Arrabelle at Vail Square, The Lodge at Vail, and The Pines Lodge is a refreshing travel option where guests can  preserve surrounding resort environments.

Unique projects offered as part of the package are centered around contributions to the surrounding community and based in natural resource conservation and preservation, such as recreational trail restoration, working with sustainable local farmers, forest health and supporting local stream and river ecosystems. Full day, half-day, and multi-day projects are available. Guests have the option to choose their accommodations from family style to high-end lodging. Participants are not required to pay for these volunteer experiences, and instead receive a discounted lodging rate and value-added amenities.

Through a special fundraising partnership with the National Forest Foundation, Vail Resorts and RockResorts have raised more than $1.2 million including matching funds thus far to nonprofit organizations for area conservation efforts in the White River National Forest in Colorado and the Lake Tahoe Basin in California and Nevada. Vail Resorts continues to offer guests at its five mountain resorts the opportunity to participate by contributing $1 on season ski passes, $1 on online lift ticket transactions, and $1 per room night at its Colorado-based lodging properties.

Nightly rates at the Vail Marriott start at $99 per person, per night, vary by resort and are based on double occupancy for a two-night stay (the night before and the night of the project). Several resorts are extending the rate both before and after the projects as a courtesy to guests.  Guests ages 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

The Give & Getaway package must be booked at least one week prior to the project date. The package includes studio king room, one day of trail maintenance with the National Forest Service staff on existing hiking and biking trails in the Vail Valley, breakfast for two, work gloves, bottle of lotion, and a welcome amenity. Valid seven days a week through Sept. 11, 2009. A signed liability waiver and commitment letter is required prior to arrival on all reservations and filled out by the credit card holder.

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