by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 3:37 PM ET, Wed August 30, 2017
Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corporation and Carnival Chairman Micky Arison's family foundation have joined forces to help Texas recover from the first Category 4 hurricane to hit the United States since 2004.
Carnival Cruise Line and its philanthropic arm, Carnival Corporation, are each donating $500,000, for a total of $1 million. Arison and his wife Madeleine are matching that with an additional $1 million donation from their foundation.
"Our hearts go out to all those who have been impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, and all of us throughout the Carnival Corporation family feel a responsibility to do our part in supporting relief and rebuilding efforts in a region that we call home and where so many of our guests and business partners live and work," Christine Duffy, Carnival Cruise Line president, said in a statement.
"We are very committed to the Gulf Coast as a vibrant and special part of the North American cruise industry, and our commitment will remain as strong as ever during the region's recovery process."
To help drum up even more donations for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey, cruise guests sailing on some Carnival cruises will be given the option to make a donation when they check in for their cruise. The corporation's brands and employees will be participating as well.
The cruise company said it is working with emergency response officials, community leaders and other key relief and recovery organizations to identify the most urgent needs and immediate allocations for the donation.
In particular, the cruise company wants the money to be used to support on-the-ground teams that are distributing emergency supplies as well as to support rebuilding efforts.
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The money will help provide families with access to food, shelter, water, hygiene products, general necessities and medicines.
At least 12 people have died in the Texas flooding. One of them, Houston police Sgt. Steve Perez, drowned while trying to get to work, according to CNN.
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