Apr 11, 2011
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Receives Help from Cruise Line
The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation received some sprucing recently, when volunteers associated with Royal Caribbean Cruises lent a helping hand by painting and landscaping the Miami Beach landmark.
It was all part of the company’s annual G.I.V.E. Day, a community service event that brings together more than 1,000 Royal Caribbean employees, their families, friends, vendors and business partners to assist nonprofit organizations and improve the quality of life in their local communities. G.I.V.E. stands for “Get Involved Volunteer Everywhere.”
More than 40 employees of Royal Caribbean volunteered their time to help renovate the outside of the Memorial. They landscaped the area surrounding the educational center of the Memorial as well as painted the Memorial’s lamp posts.
The Memorial serves as a place of remembrance for those who lost their loved ones in the Holocaust, and a place for meditation and a place full of valuable lessons the community can walk away with. Lending their time and skill was a simple way for the volunteers to give back to a Memorial that has made such a lasting impact on so many people and that serves the community as a reminder to “never forget.”
To learn more about the Memorial, click here or call 305.538.1663.
