Dubai: In the wake of the series of deadly earthquakes that struck Nepal earlier this year, ten employees of Le Meridien Dubai Hotel and Conference Centre and Le Meridien Fairway have been presented a cheque of $5,000 each (around Dh18,364) from The Starwood Associate Relief Fund, Inc. (SARF). All associates lost their home in the disaster. SARF was established by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. to provide need-based financial grants to its associates from all its managed and franchised hotel operations who have suffered significantly as a result of a natural disaster or other emergency hardship situation.