The Arturo Fuente and J.C. Newman families are holding an online charity auction
of ultra-rare and exclusive cigars to raise funds for the Cigar Family
Charitable Foundation. This online auction is in celebration of "8-5-8" day. The
auction began August 5, 2008, and will end on Sunday, August 17.
Among the unique items being auctioned are the following:
● 1 box of 50 Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Sungrown cigars. These cigars will be hand
selected by Carlos Fuente, Jr., and will be personalized, dated, and signed by
both Carlos Fuente, father and son.
● 1 box of 50 Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 cigars with Carlos Fuente, Sr.'s Don Carlos
"my way" blend. These cigars will be blended and hand selected by Carlos Fuente,
Sr., and will be personalized, dated, and signed by both Carlos Fuente, father
and son.
● 2 Lower Bowl seats to the "Big Game" that will be played at Raymond James
Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1, 2009.
● 1 box of 25 Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 cigars from 1984 in a wrap set box.
● The very last original release box of AF 13 cigars.
This
online charity auction is being held in the CigarFamily.com Cigar Lounge
Online Forum.
All proceeds from this charity auction will benefit the Cigar Family Charitable
Foundation ("CFCF"), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which that serves the
impoverished children and their families in the Dominican Republic's famed
tobacco-growing region.
Due to the kind generosity another foundation, all donations will be matched
$1.50 for every dollar donated, up to $35,000. With this matching contribution,
the Fuente and Newman families expect to raise over $50,000.
About Cigar Family Charitable Foundation
In 2001, the Fuente and Newman families and their Cigar Family members
established CFCF. The foundation has created a 23-acre project, which is home to
primary and high schools that educate 490 students, a medical and dental clinic,
a community center, sports and recreation facilities, and an organic farm and
fishery. Because the Fuente and Newman families underwrite all of CFCF's
administrative costs, 100% of all donations directly help those in need.
Related Media
Cigar Family Charitable Foundation August 2008 Update
CFCF Web site
CFCF Video
The Cigar Family Community Project in the Dominican Republic. The Cigar
Family Primary School is on the left and the Cigar Family High School is on the
right.
Children playing on a playground at the Cigar Family Community Project in the
Dominican Republic. The Cigar Family Health Center's ambulance is parked in
front of the Cigar Family High School on the right and the Cigar Family Primary
School is in the background on the left.
Children attending school at the Cigar Family Community Project in the
Dominican Republic.
School children outside of the Cigar Family Primary School in the Dominican
Republic.
About Cigar Family
Cigar Family was founded in 1996 by the Fuente and Newman families. The Arturo
Fuente family began rolling cigars in 1912 and today is known as the "Reigning
Family of Premium Cigars®." Founded in 1895, the J.C. Newman family is America's
oldest family-owned premium cigar maker.
Contacts
J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
Jessica Springer
Office: (813) 248-2124
E-mail:
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Arturo Fuente Cigar Co.
Karl Herzog
Office: (813) 242-1907
E-mail:
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