Highlands Cup to benefit Sisters of Mary

MANILA, Philippines - The seventh Highlands Ladies Cup firing off Friday will not only be a showcase of shotmaking skills among the country’s top golfing ladies and their guests but also a fund-raiser for the Sisters of Mary boys and girls town center and the Pearl Buck Foundation in Silang, Cavite.

The Tagaytay Highlands Ladies Chapter has been assisting the Sisters of Mary, with the mission of education for employment, the last six years as part of its social commitment to help the underprivileged youth fulfill their dreams by way of allotting part of the proceeds of the annual event for the center.

Around 200 players are expected to see action in the event to be played under the System 36 scoring format with fabulous prizes at stake in various categories and in the raffle draw during awards rites.

A US trip and a three-day, four-night Royal Caribbean cruise are also staked as hole-in-one prizes in the event backed by CATS Motors, the exclusive distributor of Mercedes-Benz in the country, as Diamond sponsor and San Miguel Corp., W Tower Fifth Ave., Pacific Online and Security Bank as Platinum sponsors. 

Felix Ang, president of CATS Motors, Willie Ocier, vice president of Belle Corp., Marixi Prieto, Inquirer chair, and Sandy Romualdez, team captain of Tagaytay Highlands ladies squad, will hit the ceremonial drives to kick off the event.

Backing the 18-hole tournament as gold sponsor is Pilipinas Shell while Bingo Bonanza, Canon Marketing Phils., Cignal TV, ComWorks, Sexy Curves Slimming Center, Smart Communications, Inc., SM Retail, Inc., SM Primeholdings, Inc. and PCSO are the Silver sponsors.

Making up the Bronze sponsors list are BMW, Burlington, Universal Robina Corp., Kawsek Inc., Coca-Cola Corp., Kaiser International Health Group, Orocan, Contempo Design, Unilever, Unilab, SeriAsia Spa and Wellness, Liwayway Marketing Corp., Bob Mirani, Regent Travel, RCW Construction;

Parola Maritime Agency, Top Shot Innovation, Concrete Masters, Cafe de Lipa, First Life Financial Co. Inc., Globe Telecom, Holland Blooms and Unilab while Splendido Taal Corp., Benjamin Yap , Dusit Hotel, Zinven Intl., Red Ribbon and Focus Global are the event’s donors.

For tickets and inquiries, call Liza Gonzales at 0918-9333942 or Millan Simeon at 468-2503.