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.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.