Monthly Archives: July 2017
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GFDD Announces 2017 Golf Tournaments
Beginning at 11:00 a.m., the day’s festivities kick off with brunch and quality time perfecting your swing on the driving range. Then, at 12:30 p.m., the tournament begins in earnest with a ceremonial shotgun start. Make sure your game is in peak condition: awards will be given to the day’s best teams as well as its top precision shooters. A cocktail reception will follow the tournament, and after, awards will be presented at a luxurious banquet.
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Environmental Education with GFDD at Chica Abuela Summer Camp
The film shorts were presented by Reydi Moreta, Social Networking and Promotion Coordinator at GFDD/Funglode, who gave the opening remarks and spoke of environmental initiatives which the organizations aim to impact through both their activities as well as those of their joint initiative – the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and its year-round environmental film screenings. The stage was also shared with important members of the community and ANAMAR staff, who
led a discussion about the oceans and sea mammals.
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InteRDom Summer 2017: Mirabal Sisters Museum and the Ruta del Cacao
The second Summer 2017 InteRDom cultural excursion took place on Saturday, July 1st. Both interns and InteRDom staff departed from the Funglode headquarters and headed to San Francisco de Macorís to take part in the “Ruta del Cacao” (Chocolate Trail) tour. Upon their arrival, the interns were presented with glasses of warm cocoa, given a tour of the company’s facilities and educated on the process of cocoa production by knowledgeable employees.
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Dr. Leonel Fernández Attends 11th Sol M. Linowitz Forum
Among an elite group of diplomats, current and ex-government officials, members of academia, journalists, and entrepreneurs, Dr. Leonel Fernández attended the 11th Sol M. Linowitz Forum, held from June 22nd to 24th in Washington, DC to provide valuable insight on a range of high-impact issues, such as opportunities for sustainable growth, current challenges to worldwide democracy, and US-Latin American relations in the Trump age. A member of the Inter-American Dialogue since 2001,
Dr. Fernández has delivered keynote addresses and convened prominent thought leaders on topics of interest to the Dominican Republic and all of Latin America.
