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Boys & Girls Clubs Inaugural Polo Day
Photos by:
KASHA-TOMSKIgallery
The
International Polo Club Palm Beach
and
Grand Champions Polo
Club
celebrated the opening of the Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys
& Girls Club
and honored its namesake with a day of Polo.
The
‘Great Futures Celebrity Polo Match’
and
‘Great Futures
Brunch at Polo’
benefiting the local Wellington Club
The chairs Melissa & Marc Ganzi, Terrie & Ray Mooney and Keith & Penny Williams.
The Boys & Girls Club polo day kicked off at
10:00am with a celebrity,
three team, round robin polo match
featuring Honorary Event Chairs, Ralph Lauren’s ‘face of
Polo’ Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras
and America’s Most Wanted
star John Walsh.
“We are so pleased to be hosting the
celebrity polo match here at Grand Champions,” stated Marc Ganzi, Polo player and owner of Grand Champions Polo Club
with wife Melissa.
“Neil has set a great example for our
polo community by giving back to those that need us most
here in Wellington – our children.
We wanted to do
everything possible to raise the awareness of this life
changing organization. This celebrity match will help us
make an impact.”
The three teams will also include top polo
professionals
and Patrons of the game.
The celebrity match
was
followed by a 12:30pm brunch at
the International Polo Club
Palm Beach.
Over 150 sponsors and guests enjoyed a wonderful culinary experience
followed by the
3pm Piaget Gold Cup match,” added Ray Mooney, Director of
Facilities for International Polo Club and member of the
Board of Directors of the Wellington Boys & Girls Club.
“March 9th was the Boys & Girls Club Day at IPC.
Our club children & their families will have the opportunity
to be an integral part of our celebration including the
singing of the national anthem.”
A silent & live auction
was included in
the afternoon festivities.
Proceeds from the day’s events
support the Neil S. Hirsch Boys & Girls Clubs
of Wellington,
one of 13 Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County.
“Our
Clubs provide services during non-school hours, as well as
summer camp opportunities, to nearly 6,000 boys and girls
from ages 6 to 18 throughout the County,” said Keith
Williams, Principle of Nievera Williams
Design and Boys & Girls Club Corporate Board member.
“Clubs emphasize educational, vocational, social,
recreational, health, leadership, and character building
skills in a positive and safe atmosphere.
Through quality
programs, the Club experience provides children with the
guidance they need to make a healthy transition from
childhood to young
adulthood.”
For more information on
sponsorship opportunities please call
Jaene Miranda, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach
County
at 561-847-6221. |