2009 Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 18, 2009
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation Funds College Scholarships for 25 Miami-Dade County Students
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.
"We are proud to be able to participate in this exciting graduation ceremony as well as to be able to provide a four-year college scholarship for these worthy students," said CICF Board Chairman Jim Border.
The ceremony is part of an ongoing partnership between the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation and Take Stock in Children. CICF and Take Stock in Children have worked together to provide scholarships for children from low-income families in the Miami-Dade County area who would otherwise have no way to pay for college.
Take Stock in Children is a public-private partnership of state government, businesses, school systems, social service agencies, civic and religious organizations, and private citizens that has made a measurable difference in the lives of more than 17,000 low-income children. Helping young people to realize their dreams of higher education since 1995, Take Stock in Children has awarded over $108 million in scholarships. The organization prides itself in giving children the opportunity to excel by providing mentors and hope to underprivileged children of Florida’s communities.
The cruise industry continues to have a significant economic impact in the State of Florida. The five major Florida ports of Miami, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Tampa, and Jacksonville embark nearly five million passengers annually. Cruise lines spent more than $6 billion in Florida in 2007, and supported almost 127,000 jobs paying more than $5 billion in wages for Florida workers.
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