Visiting a friend or loved one for the holidays and need a place to stay? The Super 8 in North Battleford may be able to assist you.
Through Super 8's annual Rooms at the Inn holiday program, participating Super 8 properties, like the one here in North Battleford, will offer free accommodations Dec. 24 and 25 to out-of-town friends or relatives of patients in nearby homes, veteran's homes, hospitals or treatment centres.
Rooms at the Inn was inspired by a similar program started in 1987 by Super 8 franchisees Linda Aamold Tharaldson and Gary Tharaldson of Fargo, N.D. Linda Aamold Tharaldson said, because they experienced several family tragedies around the holidays, "Christmas and Thanksgiving were associated with a lot of bad memories for us. We decided a program like this would help us change/turn a negative into a positive."
Super 8 Motels, Inc. adopted the program in 1990. Last year more than 500 Super 8 Motels throughout the United States and Canada donated nearly 1,000 rooms. This year the chain expects to give away even more rooms, according to a press release.
Advance registration is not required, but recommended since the number of available rooms may be limited. Reservations can be made by contacting the North Battleford Super 8 at 306-446-8888.
