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A superb summer night! An ocean view soiree to celebrate the end of the MIR Family Weekend

Very little else can rival a celebration that begins along a candlelit pathway through the sand, ending in a tent filled with Tiffany boxes and displays of glitteringly jewels. And so began the end of the Fundación MIR Family weekend – the dinner-gala celebrated at Minitas Beach on Saturday the 10th of August. From 8pm, […]

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Mari Frankel and Monica Gonzalez-Bunster win the Sugar Tennis Tournament!

Congratulations to Mari Frankel and Monica Gonzalez-Bunster, winners of the Sugar Tennis Tournament played on Saturday morning the 6th of April 2013 at the La Romana Country Club as part of the celebrations surrounding the 28th annual Sugar Golf Tournament. 

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The Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life: A glamorous gala-dinner at Minitas Beach

The attendance at the 2012 Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life event was excellent – with more people than ever before supporting the Fundación MIR with their presence and their wallets throughout the entire event – from the tennis and golf tournaments to the dinner-gala at Minitas Beach and even at the After-Party with DJ […]

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Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life: an excellent tennis tournament at La Terraza

The first event of the Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life got off to a warm start early on Saturday morning the 11th of August 2012, with the many tennis players and their families gathering at the La Terraza tennis club in Casa de Campo, all eager to take part in the tennis tournament being […]

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The Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life – a splendid celebration!

 Wasn’t it wonderful? Blessed with the most beautiful sunny weather and the clearest starry night, the Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life, which raises funds to support the everyday running of the Fundación MIR’s 3 schools in La Romana – was simply splendid. And with a BIG increase in participation over last year – it […]

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Interview with Lyanne Azqueta Fanjul: “Education is the best way to combat poverty and change communities and nations for the better.”

The Fundación MIR Family Weekend for Life is this Saturday the 11th of August and so in the final lead-up to the event we caught up with Lyanne Azqueta, Executive Director at the Fundación MIR to find out a little more about the event as well as the charity it supports. 

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Miss Dominican Republic, Dalia Fernández visits the Fundación MIR’s girls’ vocational school in La Romana

On Thursday the 26th of January, current Miss Dominican Republic, Dalia Fernández, not only arrived at La Romana as a special guest model for the Badgley Miscka Fashion Show held as part of the Fundación MIR’s Magical Splendor For Life event, but was also invited to take a tour and visit the pupils at Fundación […]