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AIDA sends SOS Children’s Village charity check on its travels

Cruise companysupporting SOS Children's Village of Iloilo in the Philippines with 6,000 eurosraised from sales of its "Hand Towel-Origami" book

For more than ten years AIDA Cruises hasalready been supporting the work of SOS Children's Village (SOS-Kinderdorf) inworldwide projects for disadvantaged children. Revenue from the sales of thebook "CREATIVE – Fold the most beautiful hand towel animals" in which thecruise provider has collected ideas for artfully folded zoo creatures, is alsobenefiting children and adolescents. On board AIDAprima, the crew underDirector Hotel & Guest Services Marc Spingler have sent a charity check forthe proud sum of 6,000 euros on its journey to the Iloilo SOS Children'sVillage in the southeast of the Philippine island of Panay.

"We are delighted to have reliable partnerslike AIDA at our side. With this financial support we can continue to relieveneed in the world's fifth largest island nation," says Elke Tesarczyk, Head ofMarketing, SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.

"AIDA Cruises already has firm personal tieswith the Iloilo SOS Children's Village and the Philippines, not least becausemany of its Housekeeping crew members come from the region," says MarcSpingler. "With the revenue of one euro per copy of the book sold, we wouldlike to give the children there hope now and tomorrow, and level their path toa better future."

The 84-page book "Hand Towel-Origami" with clearphoto tips on how to make the figures, is available from the AIDA Online Shopfor 12.95 euros (RRP). So that the cuddly toys look truly lifelike, the bookalso contains stick-on eyes. Fluffy AIDA Floringo terry towels are alsoavailable as a six-piece set for 65 euros (RRP). These high-quality gym, saunaand hand towels in yellow or orange are exceptionally hard-wearing and stronglymade, and the colors will stand up to boiling and washing.

About SOS Children's Village

HermannGmeiner founded the world's first SOS Children's Village in Imst, Tyrol in1949. His idea: every abandoned child in need should once again have a mother,siblings, a house and a village where they can grow up with a sense of securitylike other children. These four principles gave birth to a worldwideorganization that is mainly financed through private donations. In what arecurrently 567 SOS Children's Villages in over 130 countries, children are givennew and safe homes. Apart from the SOS Children's Villages there are alsoaround 2,300 SOS projects such as kindergartens, schools, youth facilities,training and social centers, health posts, emergency projects, and SOS familyhelp which can also be used by those in the neighborhood of the SOS Children'sVillages.

Rostock, November 28, 2017

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