We’re going back! Two members of the Cigarmy went to the Dominican Republic earlier this year for the Fuente/Newman families’ gathering to showcase CFCF (Cigar Family Charitable Foundation). It was a simply amazing trip, and we had an absolute blast. I just got the email today that there will be another assembling in March of 2012 – with 2012 being the Fuentes’ 100th anniversary in the cigar business. Some portion of us are returning. If you don’t know, the CFCF is a boon to the local people in the Bonao region of the Dominican Republic – providing clean water, medical care, and education to people who previously had none. You can find more information about it HERE. I checked into the foundation before we went down the first time, and I have to say I am overwhelmingly impressed – not just with the work they do, but the aboveboard approach to how it is managed. All administrative costs to run the foundation are covered by the Fuente and Newman families, which means 100% of your donation goes directly to benefit the children and families involved with the foundation. I can’t emphasize enough how great a thing it is that they do. It is a remarkable organization.
If you’d like to see the pictures of our first trip, you can find them HERE, or by clicking “Pictures” in the menu bar at the top of the screen, and navigating appropriately.
