Interval International and the City of South Miami recently co-sponsored the 18th Annual Holiday Toy Fest benefiting more than 350 deserving children in the community. Each child had the chance to visit with Santa Claus and select a holiday gift. Other highlights included face painting, arts and crafts activities, as well as some tasty treats.

Interval employees Kathy Olivares and Monica Fonseca with “Santa” Rafael Monteiro and children during the 18th Annual Interval International/City of South Miami Holiday Toy Fest

Interval employees supported the event by donating gifts and volunteering their time during Toy Fest, one of the many community service initiatives that the company hosts throughout the year. Rafael and Virginia Monteiro played Santa and his elf to help make this holiday a special one for the children.

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Interval International, a leading provider of vacation services headquartered in South Miami, and the City of South Miami co-sponsored the Holiday Toy Fest yesterday benefitting more than 400 deserving children in the community. Each child had the chance to visit with Santa and select a holiday gift. Other highlights included “Frosty’s Face Painting” and some tasty treats.

Along with Santa and his special elf, members of the University of Miami Hurricanes football and baseball teams and Sebastian the Ibis – UM’s mascot – volunteered their time to make this holiday a very special one for the children. Interval employees supported the annual event by donating both gifts and their time to the Holiday Toy Fest, one of the many community service initiatives that the company hosts throughout the year.

Interval International operates membership programs for vacation owners and provides value-added services to its developer clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market for more than 33 years. Today, Interval has a network of approximately 2,500 resorts in more than 75 countries and offers its resort clients and about 2 million member families high-quality products and programs through offices in 26 cities in 16 countries. Interval is an operating segment of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IILG), a leading global provider of membership and leisure services to the vacation industry.

Earlier today, Interval International hosted its Thirteenth Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive and Decorating Contest benefiting residents of the City of South Miami. More than 50 boxes filled with complete holiday meals were donated by employees of the Miami-based global vacation exchange company and distributed immediately following the contest. The Interval Resort and Financial Services department won first place for its rendition of this year’s theme – The Musical Turkey – with its “Rock Band Turkey Edition” entry.

Judges Katie Meyer, University of Miami Women’s Basketball Coach; Michael Miller, Executive Editor, Community Newspapers; Mayor Horace G. Feliu, City of South Miami; and Major Michael S. Mills, City of South Miami Police Department, pictured with the Interval Resort and Financial Services team who created the winning "Rock Band Turkey Edition" entry.

Winning "Rock Band Turkey Edition" entry.

In line with the company’s commitment to a greener workplace, participating teams were asked to use recyclable products to decorate the entries. Part of the judging criteria was based on how creatively teams incorporated those materials to support the Eco-Musical Turkey theme.

Guest judges included Katie Meyer, University of Miami Women’s Basketball Coach; Michael Miller, ExecutiveEditor, Community Newspapers; Mayor Horace G. Feliu, City of South Miami; and Major Michael S. Mills, City of South Miami Police Department.