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Last night the Fundacion MIR‘s annual Sugar Golf tournament was officially opened with a cocktail party at the Casa de Campo Yacht club.
The Sugar Golf Tournament will this year run from Wednesday the 7th of April through to Saturday the 10th of April, and will mark the 25th Anniversary. As always the tournament will be celebrated with cocktail and dinner parties, closing on Saturday with the prize-giving ceremony.
I will publish photos and coverage of these events as soon as I can!
As part of the tournament, the Fundacion MIR is hosting a ‘Sugar Bazaar’ at the La Romana Country Club from Wednesday the 7th of April through to Saturday the 10th. The bazaar will be open from 9am to 9pm, for more information, click here.
The Sugar Golf Tournament, originally just another golf tournament, was won in 1990 by Alfie Fanjul, who subsequently donated his winnings to his sister, Lian Fanjul de Azqueta to use as seed money to found Casa de Paz. Since then the tournament now know as the Sugar Open incorporates a golf and a shooting tournament, the golf headed by Alfie Fanjul, the shooting headed by his brother Pepe Fanjul, with proceeds going to the charity their sister founded in 1990, the Fundacion MIR.
The Fundacion MIR, is a non-profit organization that works to supply the Dominican Republic’s most marginalized people with a variety of life-altering services. The Fundacion MIR has three on-going projects – Casa de Paz/La Romana AIDS clinic, Escuela Técnico Vocacional MIR and Campo Nueva Esperanza / Centro Promocional Rural (CPR) MIR Esperanza.
The Fundacion MIR hosts a number of fundraising events annualy in Casa de Campo, the following are links to their recent activities:
The Fundacion MIR’s Magical Splendor for Life Gala: breathtakingly glamourous!
Cartier Benefit at Casa Grande in aid of the Fundacion MIR and the Hogar del Niño
Fundación MIR celebrates another successful ‘Family Weekend for Life’ in Casa de Campo
Ladies Luncheon and Fashion show – Saturday 4th April
The Sugar Open 2009 – Opening Cocktails at The Victory club
22nd Annual Sugar Shooting Tournament
If you would like to learn more about the Fundacion MIR please visit their website www.fundacionmir.org
To make a donation contact the MIR office in Casa de Campo (809-523-8270) or in West Palm Beach (561-366-5095). Donations are tax deductible for US Citizens!