Why did Hampton hotels donate money to support citizen efforts? [originaltext]

[21]Restoring New Orleans is a process that often proceeds in small steps and part of what needs to be re- stored is the spirit of a wounded city. That is why Hampton hotels, through the company’s "Save A Landmark" program, has donated $20,000 to support citizen efforts to restore the wooden carousel in City Park. The carousel, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, was partly submerged in floodwaters last August and some of the wooden figures on the lower part were damaged. An expert in restoration of such material is now working with volunteers [22]to reclaim the 54 painted wooden animals, half of which are fixed to the rotating platform and half of which are flyers, which go up and down on a pole as the carousel turns.