Laura Neumann, Vice President and General manager of Cheyenne Mountain Resort with the Colorado Springs Brownie Troop 97 (Neumann is also Troop Leader) in the conference center’s kitchen. The troop baked and hand decorated 30 dozen cookies for the children of Marian House, in one of the venue’s many community service programs. Cheyenne Mountain Resort recently received "Restaurant Neighbor Award" for Colorado from the National Restaurant Association.

Cheyenne Mountain Resort, a Benchmark Hospitality International conference center in Colorado Springs, Colorado in has been honored by the National Restaurant Association with the 2007 "Restaurant Neighbor Award" for the State of Colorado. The "Restaurant Neighbor Awards" recognize restaurants and properties that achieve outstanding community service.

"It is extremely gratifying to be honored for the community service programs that are so important to Cheyenne Mountain Resort," said Laura Neumann, General Manager, Benchmark Hospitality International. "They have been shaped by Benchmark Hospitality International's forward-thinking concept of 'Hometown Hospitality— Caring for Our Communities’ that the company introduced system-wide in 004."

One of the social service organizations that Cheyenne Mountain Resort is committed to in their Caring for our Community outreach is Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs, which provides nutritious meals nearly 500 people each day through its Marian House soup kitchen.

Cheyenne Mountain Resort will now compete with the 49 other state winners in the national "Restaurant Neighbor Award" competition. Winners will receive $5,000 each to support their favorite charity.

Cheyenne Mountain Resort offers two restaurants: the Mountain View and the Pineview as well as the Will Rogers Lounge overlooking the majestic Rocky Mountains. In addition, the Cheyenne Mountain Colorado Springs conference center features more than 40,000 square feet of specially designed meeting rooms and exhibit space featuring state-of-the-art audio-visual systems.