This weekend was the first weekend of the month, which for me only means one thing – time for the gathering of Casa de Campo women (and assorted children) for the Cafe de la Leche. This month’s gathering was just as wonderful as all its predecessors – the hostess Maria Elmudfi did a splendid job, […]
Tag: Charity
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Cafe de la Leche – Friday 5th of June
At the beginning of the year I hadn’t even heard of the Cafe de la Leche and now as I look forward to this month’s event, next Friday the 5th of June, I have to admit that I am one of Cafe de la Leche’s biggest fans! Now that I have visited the Hogar del Niño’s Crib Room […]
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Discovering Hogar del Niño
Since I first arrived in the Dominican Republic 9 months ago, I have slowly been getting used to life out here and little by little getting to know the sights and sounds of la Romana and Casa de Campo. During this time I have become familiar with two charities; the MIR foundation and the Hogar […]
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Save the Date – Fundacion MIR’s Family Weekend is Coming Soon!
On the weekend of the 7th to the 9th of August the Fundacion MIR will be hosting their ‘Family weekend for life’ event, at Casa de Campo. The weekend promises to be fun-packed for all the family with tournaments catering for the adults and children, including golf tournaments, to be played on Casa de Campo’s […]
Posted inCostasur Dominicana, Local News
New issue of Casa de Campo News now available
The latest issue of Casa de Campo News (formerly Costasur News) is now now being delivered to its readers, the villa owners and residents of Casa de Campo. This will mark the 27th issue for the Costasur newsletter, which is a quarterly publication. As always, the newsletter covers many interesting topics and events in which villa […]
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Academia de Ballet Magda Corbet presents “Recorriendo el Mundo”
UPDATE (May 11 2009): We have just been informed that this show has been postponed. No make up date has been announced. ACTUALIZACION (Mayo 11 2009): Nos han informado que la funcion ha sido postpuesta. No se ha anunciado una nueva fecha. This coming Saturday May 16th the Magda Corbet Ballet Academy, directed by Prof. […]
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Cafe de la Leche – May 2009
On Friday the 1st of May we attended the Hogar del Niño’s Cafe de la Leche, which was hosted by Ivonna Sosa in her elegant Casa de Campo Villa. The event was a huge success and brought together over 100 of Casa de Campo’s ladies who enjoyed a wonderful evening socialising with friends in a […]
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Cafe de la Leche – Friday 1st of May
This month’s Cafe de la Leche is being hosted by Ivonna Sosa de Caceres at her Casa de Campo home, Las Canas #8 from 5pm. The Cafe de la Leche is a monthly event which brings together Casa de Campo’s ladies, who are invited to enjoy a pleasant evening of polite conversation over a drink […]
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The Sugar Open 2009 – Opening Cocktails at The Victory club
The Sugar Open, the by invitation only golf tournament, in aid of the MIR foundation was held this weekend, from Wednesday the 1st of April through to Saturday the 4th of April. The shooting section of this tournament the Sugar Shooting tournament will take place from the 22nd to the 26th of April.
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Ladies Luncheon and Fashion show – Saturday 4th April
This last Saturday we attended the Ladies Luncheon at the La Romana Country Club in Casa de Campo. The event which began at 12:30pm was held for the ladies of Casa de Campo, in aid of the Fundacion MIR. The Country Club was full with boutique stalls, selling a variety of items, such as jewelry, […]
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Cafe de la Leche – April 2009
On Thursday the 2nd of April we attended the Hogar del Niño’s Cafe de la Leche, which was hosted by Malele Strofer in her beautiful Casa de Campo home. The Cafe de la Leche brings together a group of Casa de Campo’s ladies to enjoy a light snack, a few drinks and pleasant conversation with […]