POLARIS WORLD GOLF RESORT – LA TORRE BEST GOLF HOSTED THE 2ND POLARIS WORLD FOUNDATION

Paul Cherry, Juan Serón and Manuel Cortes were the winners of the gentlemen’s first and second categories and the scratch trophy respectively. First place in the ladies’ tournament went to Vanesa García Sempere.

The funds raised in this competition will be put towards the construction of five water wells in the African republic of Sudan.

Murcia, 29th July, 2008.- The course at La Torre Best Golf was the setting for 2nd Polaris World Foundation ‘Golf for Africa’ Tournament on the 26th July. The funds raised by the event are to be put towards the construction of five water wells in the republic of Sudan.

The competition was played in a Stableford format with the following categories: two gentlemen’s categories (from 0 to 18.4 and from 18.5 to 26.4 Stableford) and one for ladies (from 0 to 36.4).

In this second edition of the tournament trophies were awarded for first, second and third places in each of the categories (gentlemen and ladies). The winners of gentlemen’s categories 1 and 2 were Paul Cherry and Juan Serón respectively. In the ladies category the winner was Vanesa García Sempere.

A Scratch trophy was awarded to Manuel Cortes, and two special prizes were given for: nearest ball to hole 9 (Tim Mustill) and longest drive on hole 12 (Paul Cherry).

The aim of this initiative was to raise money for cooperation and development aid projects which Polaris World finances to help improve living conditions for the most underprivileged in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also hoped to promote the Foundation and its work and recruit new members and collaborators.

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2ND POLARIS FOUNDATION TOURNAMENT PLACINGS
				Points	HCP
SCRATCH
1st Place	CORTES APARICIO, MANUEL			36	6
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GENTLEMEN. CATEGORY 1
1st Place	CHERRY, PAUL			3,5	36
2nd Place	COE, ANDREW			4	35
3rd Place	MORA ZAMBUDIO, EVELIO			4,8	35
GENTLEMEN. CATEGORY 2
1st Place	SERON MARTÍNEZ, JUAN			21,1	42
2nd Place	VIVANCOS SÁNCHEZ, JUAN			24,3	42
3rd Place	GARCERAN MATEO, JUAN FCO			18,8	37
LADIES
1st Place	GARCÍA SEMPERE, VANESSA			27,9	32
2nd Place	FRAYLING, HILARY			23,1	31
3rd Place	REAL CAMACHO, MIRIAM			36,2	26
NEAREST BALL
HOLE 9:	MUSTILL, TIM
LONGEST DRIVE
HOLE 12:	CHERRY, PAUL

POLARIS WORLD FOUNDATION BEGINS A NEW EDUCATION COMPLEX IN MALI IN CONJUNCTION WITH F.C. BARCELONA

Polaris World Foundation for Cooperation and Development Aid, in collaboration with F.C. Barcelona Foundation, is beginning the construction of an education complex in the African country of Mali. This project has the technical support of the Salesian Père Michel Centre.

Polaris World Foundation has donated 40,000 euros for the construction and equipping of a community primary school in the city of Bamako. Around 150 children will be able to attend the school per year and, out of school hours, more than 100 adults will have the opportunity to learn to read and write.

The new centre, which is expected to open in October, is being built in the multi-ethnic neighbourhood of Sans-Fil, an area with a very low socioeconomic level and a low literacy rate.

Apart from providing the neighbourhood with infrastructures for education and educational support, the project aims to provide a comprehensive monitoring system for the most vulnerable children, mostly in the area of education, but also in other essential aspects such as childhood development: nutrition, leisure and sport.

In order to be able to do this, the Polaris World Foundation Primary School will house an F.C. Barcelona Foundation XCIS Centre for extra-curricular activities. Here children will be able to have fun doing sport and learn non-academic subjects such as civil values, professional skills, IT, social skills, literacy and healthy habits, etc. The new complex in Mali will also provide basic health care and psychosocial support, as is the case in all the international XCIS Centres that the F.C. Barcelona Foundation has created on several continents.

Commitment to training, healthcare and water
In the almost five years the Polaris World Foundation has been up and running, it has provided more than 2 million euros and set up sixty projects in twenty-one African countries. Its commitment to cooperation and development aid is focussed on three main areas: water, education & vocational training and healthcare. It works on programmes aimed at building and equipping basic health and education centres, and providing professional training in agricultural and technical fields, especially for women in rural areas. It also develops irrigation systems for farm use and provides access to drinking water, among others.

POLARIS WORLD – SHOWROOM IN CONDADO DE ALHAMA NOW OPEN

This impressive new showroom covers more than 1,700 squared metres and feautures all the properties we offer as well as incorporating all the technical material and information needed: videos, models, maps, pictures, leaflets and catalogues, etc.

Being adjacent to the Condado de Alhama Resorts it means there are no long drives to view the properties.

The Hispanio Arabic architecture of the building reflects the style of the Oasis and Foro shopping centres, evoking the essence of Condado de Alhama for visitors.

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00