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This magical holiday season the Fundación MIR charity based in Casa de Campo and La Romana would like to wish you a very merry Christmas! To celebrate, here we bring you the Fundación MIR’s biggest achievements from the year 2011

The Fundación MIR – achievements 2011!

A charity, with a big focus on education, the Fundación MIR was thrilled to this year celebrate a number of special occasions at their schools in La Romana:

• The Graduation of 132 pupils!
In August this year, the”Fundación MIR” and “MIR Esperanza” schools celebrated the graduation of 132 students with a graduation ceremony held at the Inmaculado Corazon de Maria School.

• The 3rd “Voice Festival” at the “Técnico Vocacional MIR” school
The Fundación MIR’s “The Voice” contest was celebrated on Monday the 24th of October, with the participation of talented students from three different programs competing for the first three places!

• The Inauguration of a New Cooking Facility at the MIR Esperanza School
On Friday the 2nd of September the Fundacion MIR charity, based La Romana and Casa de Campo, celebrated the inauguration of a new cooking facility at it’s MIR Esperanza school for boys.

• Clash of the Titans: Lebron James meets the MIR basketball team!
On Monday the 27th of June NBA basketball legend, Lebron James took a little time out from his Casa de Campo vacation to meet the rising basketball stars of the Fundacion MIR.

• The Inauguration of its new Mechanical School at MIR Esperanza
On Thursday the 28th of April, the Fundacion MIR inaugurated the MIR Mechanical School at their boy’s vocational school, the MIR Esperanza.

• The Inauguration of the Fundación MIR’s new School: The Primaria MIR
Monday the 27th of December the inauguration of the Fundacion MIR’s newest school the ‘Primaria MIR’ was celebrated at the school itself, with all the children, their teachers and a group of VIP’s, all of whom were thrilled to see this important project come to life!

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The Fundación MIR Magical Splendor for Life Fundraising Weekend: 27th – 29th of January

The Magical Splendor for Life Weekend 2012 will feature a golf tournament on Saturday the 28th of January and the increasingly glamorous ‘Magical Splendor for Life Gala’ – dinner/dance and fashion show on Friday the 27th of January. 
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Who are the Fundacion MIR?

The Fundacion MIR is a non-profit organization which works to provide education to the children of the greater La Romana area, who are most in need. They run 3 schools; the MIR Esperanza (boys vocational school), the Escuela Tecnica Vocacional Fundación MIR (girls vocational school) and the Primaria MIR (infants school).

For more information on the Fundación MIR and to make a donation, visit their website: www.mirinternational.org