FCCA FOUNDATION FOR THE CARIBBEAN
ESSAY COMPETITION
March 21, 2003
Pembroke Pines, FL. – (March 21, 2003) – What Steps Has
My Country Taken Towards Improving the Cruise Passengers Experience
While in My Country?” is the theme for this years’ 2003
Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Children’s Essay
Contest.
Students from 31 Caribbean destinations were invited to participate
in this years’ event. The contest, which is sponsored by the
association’s charitable arm, the FCCA Foundation for the Caribbean,
was created to encourage children’s creativity and generate
awareness of the vital role cruise tourism plays in the Caribbean.
Now in its eight year, the contest is conducted in two categories:
a junior division for children ages 12 and under and a senior division
for children ages 13 - 16 years.
One of the primary aims of the contest is to assist students with
advancing their education through the provision of monetary scholarships.
The first, second and third place winners from each age category
will be awarded academic scholarships of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000,
respectively, with monetary awards given to their schools. In addition
to the scholarship, the first place winner in each age category will
be invited to read their essay and accept their prize at the ninth
annual FCCA Caribbean Cruise Conference & Trade Show in St. Maarten,
October 7-10, 2003.
Contest rules and guidelines are disseminated through the Ministry
of Tourism or tourism office in each destination. Each country’s
selection committee must submit their entries to the FCCA on or before
Friday, July 25, 2003.
For further information on the contest, please contact Victoria S.
Lalta, tel.: (954) 441-8881, fax: (954) 441-3171, email: vlalta@f-cca.com
or the local Ministry of Tourism in each destination.
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