Cigar Family Charitable Foundation was started by the Fuente and Newman families in 2001, who are longtime business partners in the cigar industry. They came together with the vision of improving children's lives in the Bonao region of the Dominican Republic. What began as a simple dream of adding a wing onto the local elementary school has evolved into Cigar Family Charitable Foundation's 23-acre complex that includes: primary and high schools; health center; sports and recreation facilities; and an organic farming area. Today, Cigar Family Community Complex serves well over 5,000 families and has achieved tremendous results.

In 2002, Cigar Family Charitable Foundation purchased 23 acres of land near Chateau de la Fuente to develop Cigar Family Community Complex. 

In 2004, Cigar Family Charitable Foundation started constructing Cigar Family Community Complex.  Currently, Cigar Family Community Complex includes:

               Elementary and High Schools, Health Clinic, Baseball and Basketball Stadiums,
               Solar Energy Station and Organic Farm
     
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation will greatly appreciate your kind donation so that it can continue the construction of Cigar Family Community Complex and pay for the annual operating expenses of the Complex.

Contributions

What sets Cigar Family Charitable Foundation apart from the other not-for-profit organizations is that all contributed funds go directly to charitable purposes.  All administrative, legal, accounting and fund-raising costs are underwritten by the Fuente and Newman families.

Video: Construction of Cigar Family Community Complex Shot in April 2004, Narrated by Carlito Fuente

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