
Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors
The Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors presents the 14th Annual Charity Open to the Public Weekend at the exclusive Reserva Conchal Golf Course and Beach Club in Guanacaste. This year, the event will benefit the Amigos de la Educacion Foundation.
The event will begin with a Welcome Cocktail Party courtesy of Latitude Blue on Friday, July 10th at 5:00 pm. The main event will take place on Saturday, July 11th: A scramble, two-players golf tournament at the pristine and challenging Reserva Conchal course, starting at 7:30 in the morning. The tournament price per player is $165.
After the tournament, there will be bingo action, a 5K walk and tour of Reserva Conchal, a luncheon, presentation of the awards, and a launch party to celebrate the opening of the prestigious Keller Williams real estate franchise in Costa Rica.
The Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors will donate proceeds from this fun event to the Amigos de la Educacion Foundation. Founded in 2000 by Suzye and Barry Lawson, Amigos de la Educación, is a non-profit educational and scholarship foundation that provides quality educational services to students and teachers from kindergarten through university living in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Amigos de la Educación awards scholarships to students with genuine financial needs to further their education based on their academic, attendance and social skills. Currently we sponsor 12 scholarships in local Guanacaste grade schools, high schools and universities.
The organization works continually to prevent the sense of hopelessness some young people often feel, when thinking of their future. The group aslso encourage students to actively work towards achieving established and new found goals with their education and scholarship. Achievements include:
1. La Nación Textbooks were purchased in 2011 for $ 9000.00 to sponsor and support our 6 grade schools from grades 1-6th grade.
2. Ación Joven Organization received $ 2000.00 in 2012 for a local high school and public skate board park to prevent high school dropouts.
3. CEPIA Association provides annual educational programs in drug/alcohol abuse and sex education for $ 2000.00 per year to all our sponsored high schools.
4. Purchased an additional $ 2080.00 in La Nación textbooks in 2012 to supplement additional students attending grade school.
5. In partnership with Bridgestone Tires, provided over 200 students their program for pedestrian safety and accident prevention. 600 additional students will attend the program before the end of the year in Guanacaste




