OUR MISSION

To support and inspire select travel advisors and suppliers, their families and their local communities, in certain circumstances, who are experiencing defined hardships.

There are a lot of people within the travel industry family — more than 200,000 individual travel advisors, suppliers and individuals within their communities — and some struggle with unforeseen circumstances that affect them financially. They are single parents working hard to raise a child; they are spending more than they can afford to assist their elderly parents; they are suffering from a personal setback that has affected them financially.

The Family Bonds Foundation was started to help our members when hardships arise…and you can help.

We Can Change Lives

Each year, a small group of parents and children will be chosen from travel advisors, suppliers and their local communities to be awarded grants. These confidential grants will help recipients with such things as college tuition, medical bills, daycare or after-school care, school supplies and other basic necessities.

We Need Your Help

We ask that everyone in the travel industry look deep within their ranks and communities and help us identify those who need our support. Do you know an individual who is experiencing difficult times or financial hardships?

Nominate a deserving individual or to make a personal donation today.

Family Bond Foundation Board Members

Joanne Schimelman, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Jim Tedesco, Apple Leisure Group

Jay Pope, Enterprise Holdings

Haisley Smith, Internova Travel Group

Jackie Friedman, President, Family Bonds and Nexion, LLC

Nicole Galowin, TLN and Secretary for Family Bonds Foundation

Angie Licea, Global Travel Collection

Scott Nisbet, Globus family of brands

Sandy Clark, Sandy Clark Travel

Sara Butruff, Travel Leaders

Joshua Harrell, WorldVia

Dawn Levy Vance, Executive Travel Consultants

Suzy Gustafson, SG Travel Two Inc.

Mimi Comfort, Cruise Holidays of Kansas City

Dondra RitzenthalerPresident, Azamara Cruises and Vice President of Family Bonds Foundation

Christine Potthoff, Travel beCAUSE

Craig Pavlus, Pavlus Travel

Julie Howard, Signature Travel Network

We’d like to thank the following people and companies
for their generous support of the Family Bonds Foundation.

Diamond Donors

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Platinum Donors

Gold Donors

Bronze Donors

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If your company would like to support our efforts by becoming a corporate sponsor, please email [email protected].