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Holland America Line Pioneers Re-Use of Retired Ship Goods for Charity
SEATTLE, April 29, 2008 -- HAL and the Port of Seattle have announced Ship to Shelter, an innovative community-giving program that will donate goods from cruise ships to people in need. This will provide valuable goods including weekly donations of individual-sized toiletries, as well as periodic supplies of towels, linens, dishes, cookware, silverware, televisions and mattresses.
Carnival Expands 'On Deck for the Cure' Breast Cancer Research Fundraising Initiative
MIAMI, Aug. 27, 2007 -- Following a successful pilot program aboard the Carnival Valor and Carnival Fascination, Carnival will dramatically expand its involvement with the "On Deck for the Cure" breast cancer fundraising initiative, adding one-kilometer walks and other activities to the majority of its fleet.
DaVita Contest to Give Away Royal Caribbean Cruise to 'Kidney Idol'
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 6 -- DaVita Inc. (NYSE:DVA) announces the 2007 "Who's Your Kidney Idol" contest. Members of the public are invited to visit http://www.davita.com/ to nominate a kidney disease or dialysis patient, a caregiver, friend, spouse, health care professional or anyone in the chronic kidney disease or dialysis community who makes a difference to those around them.
Luncheon on QM2 Supports American Institute for Stuttering
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 11, 2007 -- A star-studded charity luncheon yesterday aboard the luxurious Queen Mary 2 presented the Freeing Voices, Changing Lives Leadership Awards of the American Institute for Stuttering (AIS).
QM2 Hosts Charity Gala for New York City Opera & Brooklyn Academy of Music
NEW YORK, May 25, 2007 -- Last night the Queen Mary 2 hosted a gala evening in support of the New York City Opera and Brooklyn Academy of Music.
"On Deck for the Cure" Breast Cancer Fundraising Initiative Expands to Five Carnival Corp Brands
MIAMI, March 30, 2007 -- Carnival Corp announced today that it is expanding the popular and innovative "On Deck for the Cure" fundraising initiative benefiting Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Sponsors 'Spring Cruise for a Cause'
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 14, 2002 -- The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in cooperation with Teva Neuroscience is sponsoring a "Spring Cruise for a Cause" on Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas. The ship departs March 21, 2002 from Port Canaveral, Florida, sailing for three nights to Nassau and CoCo Cay, Bahamas. Bus transportation from anywhere in Florida to Port Canaveral is provided as a courtesy of Royal Caribbean.
