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Giving Back 1 1. The team at Hard Rock Atlantic City helped prepare a Thanksgiving meal for the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, feeding a community of 700 homeless. 2. On December 11, 2019, Hyatt Hotel Corporation celebrated their second annual Global Day of Gratitude. This event called for colleagues, guests, customers and friends to visit hyatt.com/gratitude to share a Gratitude Gram with anyone in the world for whom they are most grateful. In return, Hyatt Hotels Foundation donated $1 USD for every Gratitude Gram sent, totaling up to $100,000, to Youth Career Initiative and Grads of Life, a national initiative which prepares deserving and at-risk youth for lifelong careers in hospitality. New on the Menu 2 1 2 1. The Grand Velas Riviera Maya announced that vegan beauty treatments have been added to their 2020 spa menu. In addition to being cruelty-free, the products used in the luxury vegan treatments will be certified organic and free of parabens and formaldehyde. 2. Mandarin Oriental Boston and Aromatherapy Associates have part- nered together to introduce the Forest Therapy Journey to the U.S. market. The Forest Therapy Journey, inspired by Japanese forest bathing rituals, is especially designed for guests who are stressed and overwhelmed by city life. The essential oil blend is a combination of 22 essential oils that replicate the elixir of nature. MARCH 2020 ■ PULSE 21