Press Releases
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Supports Baltimore Community Charities
Published: October 4, 2009
Baltimore, MD – October 4, 2009 – The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is proud to announce grant donations to several Baltimore charities that support the city's students. At a luncheon aboard the Carnival Pride, which is home ported in the Port of Baltimore, representatives from CICF and the Cruise Lines International Association presented grant donations to the Youth to Israel program, Maritime Industries Academy, and Operation Warm partnered with the Baltimore chapter of Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL). More...
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Funds College Scholarships for 25 Miami-Dade County Students
Published: May 18, 2009
MIAMI, FL – The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is proud to continue its partnership with the Florida Prepaid College Fund and Take Stock in Children of Miami-Dade County. Twenty-five CICF-sponsored students will be graduating from area high schools this month. A graduation ceremony for these students will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28th at Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Campus, at which they will be presented with medallions and a four-year scholarship. These 25 students are the first students sponsored as part of CICF's partnership with the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Miami-Dade County schools and Take Stock in Children Miami-Dade. More...
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Provides 5 Scholarships for Broward County Schools
Published: April 30, 2009
DAVIE, FL – April 30, 2009 – The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) celebrated its partnership with Take Stock in Children of Broward County by providing a charitable donation to sponsor five local students. A Graduation and Contract Signing event was held on April 29th at the Signature Grand in Davie, Florida. CICF Board members Eleni Kalisch and Dan Farkas were on hand to present a check for $28,440, which will serve as a dollar-for-dollar match to provide college tuition for under-privileged youth. More...
Cruise Industry Distributes Winter Coats to New York City Children
Published: December 17, 2008
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) celebrated its partnership with Operation Warm and The New York City Clothing Bank at a holiday event held at the Carl C. Icahn elementary school located in the Bronx. More...
Cruise Industry Supports Cancer League Work with Miami Cancer Patients
Published: November 01, 2008
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is pleased to announce its continued support for the League Against Cancer (La Liga Contra el Cancer). More...
Cruise Industry Supports Bay Area Charities
Published: October 06, 2008
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is pleased to announce that $50,000 in total grants was recently awarded to five San Francisco Bay Area charities. CICF and the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) in partnership with the Port of San Francisco hosted an October 3rd luncheon aboard Celebrity Cruises' Infinity. More...
Houston Area Charities Receive $40,000 in Cruise Industry Donations
Published: August 15, 2008
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is pleased to announce recent grant donations to benefit Houston area charities. The charitable donations, presented by Tom Dow, a CICF Board Member and Vice President of Carnival Corporation, were awarded to the Boys and Girls Harbor, Children's Center, Ensemble Theatre, Houston Urban League, and the Multi-Cultural Education and Counseling through the Arts Program (MECA) More...
Nauticus Receives Cruise Industry & NOAA Grants
Published: July 10, 2008
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) BWET Foundation have renewed funding to Nauticus for the second and third year, respectively, toward an educational science program aimed at disadvantaged middle school students. The program, Watershed Discoveries, offers valuable opportunities for 6,000 sixth grade students in 20 Chesapeake and Norfolk Public Schools to participate in outdoor activities exploring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. More...
Cruise Industry Supports National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation
Published: June 5, 2007
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is pleased to support the National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation’s Capitol Hill Oceans Week taking place June 5-7, 2007. More...
Cruise Industry Foundation Presents Annual Gift at Morris Thompson Center Groundbreaking
Published: May 30, 2007
On Wednesday, May 30, the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) will present the second part of a gift totaling $150,000 to the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center. The presentation will be made as part of the Center’s groundbreaking ceremony in downtown Fairbanks. More...
Hillsborough County Students to Benefit from Cruise Industry Scholarships
Published: April 19, 2007
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is pleased to announce the awarding of $100,000 in scholarship grants to support scholarships for Hillsborough County students. At an April 19th luncheon aboard the Carnival Inspiration, Terry Dale, President & CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), and Cynthia Colenda, Executive Director of CICF, will be presenting charitable grants to three Hillsborough County education foundations. More...
Cruise Foundation Supports America's Veterans
Published: April 11, 2007
The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) is proud to announce $20,000 in recent donations to two Pinellas County organizations that support America’s armed forces veterans. Contributions of $10,000 each were made to Operation Helping Hand of Pinellas County and the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans Association of America. More...