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On Friday the 13th of April, Casa de Campo villa owner Isabel Purcell, hosted a wonderful Café de la Leche event at her Casa de Campo golf villa overlooking the newly renovated Links golf course, a fantastic occasion which united Casa de Campo’s ladies in aid of the Hogar del Niño educational and daycare facility in La Romana.
Supertiously unlucky in some cultures “Friday the 13th” turned out to be lucky for elegant hostess Isabel and her glamorous Casa de Campo guests – having rained all afternoon, the rain stopped exactly as the first guests were arriving to the event and by the time the majority were sipping on their first glass of chilled wine the sun has started to shine again!
And so as sunlight filled Isabel’s traditionally rustic Casa de Campo villa, which had been decorated with indigenous Dominican flowers and foilage for the occasion, guests enjoyed chilled wine and cocktails with a selection of meats, cheeses, tuna salad and humus, whilst we all chatted about our plans for the summer months.
The following photos were taken during the Café de la Leche event hosted by Isabel Purcell in Casa de Campo on Friday April 13th, 2012:
Click here for PHOTOS of previous Café de la Leche events!
About the Cafe de la Leche The Cafe de la Leche is a monthly charitable event, a little like a coffee or a tea party held for the ladies of Casa de Campo (although men are occasionally invited) to boost the milk supplies of the Hogar del Niño in La Romana – which uses the milk to feed the more than 200 babies cared for daily in it’s crib room. Everyone is welcome to attend this great event, it’s totally free – you are just requested to bring some dried/powdered milk, cereals or baby formula to contribute. The Hogar del Niño is a children’s day-care and education center in La Romana which cares for more than 1300 children every day.
The Hogar del NiñoThe Hogar del Niño is a children’s daycare and educational center for over 1500 children, located in La Romana town, just outside of Casa de Campo. Children from as young as just a few weeks old up to 18 years old are cared for and educated daily, from as early as 5:30am and staying as late as 7pm. The organization also provides special schooling to over 75 hearing impaired and blind children, as well as a vocational school where over 235 students receive classes in different areas like: sewing; industrial preparation, installation and electrical maintenance; plumbing and management of computer office programs.
Contact the Hogar del Niño on: Tel: (809) 523-8901 or (809) 556-3181 Email: info@pbo.org.do Website: www.hogardelnino.com