ALICE IN WONDERLAND CARNIVAL AT ROUND HILL - JAMAICA TOURIST ISSUE 17
A record-breaking 330 participants including socialites, ambassadors, celebrities and business leaders from the United States, Europe and Jamaica gathered at the world-renowned Round Hill Hotel & Villas on February 19, 2011 for a weekend of festivities to raise money for Hanover Charities. The largest charitable organization in Western Jamaica, funds generated from the weekend will go towards several initiatives in Hanover parish.
Located in the Hanover Parish, Round Hill Hotel & Villas has been a major supporter of Hanover Charities. Founded in 1957, Hanover Charities plays a major role assisting in a wide range of projects for young and old citizens its home parish. The organisation’s main annual fundraising event, the Sugar Cane Ball, has taken place at Round Hill every year since the charity’s inception and with festivities evolving into ever more spectacular affairs over five plus decades, the 2011 event was no different.
Chaired by Katrin Schafelner-Casserly of Hanover Charities, this year’s Sugar Cane Ball was co-chaired by Candace Hart and Violet Lewis under the theme “Alice in Wonderland.” Hosted by “Mad Hatter” Josef Forstmayr, the Managing Director of Round Hill, guests arrived decked out in festive party attire and enjoyed classic Jamaican cocktails as they danced the night away. This year’s silent auction items included a visit to the set of NCIS with actor Michael Weatherly and shoes from famed designer Vanessa Noel.
Round Hill’s devotees of world leaders, cultural icons and Hollywood A-listers flew in en masse to support the annual fundraiser. Notables attending these events included Ivana Trump, actor Michael Weatherly, fashion icons Ralph and Ricky Lauren, Bob and Veronique Pittman, business tycoon Chris Blackwell, current US Ambassador to Barbados Mary Ourisman, former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Brenda La Grange Johnson and her husband Howard Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater and her husband Reverend Russell Awkard, Mexican Ambassador Leonora Rueda, Spanish Ambassador Celsa Nuno, Daisy Soros and World Champion Boxer Lennox Lewis.
Funds generated from the weekend’s events will go towards several initiatives, including the implementation of programs aimed to strengthen reading and computer skills in several communities and the provision of scholarships to local students in the parish. Other projects to be funded include soup kitchens and health clinics and the distribution of basic necessities to the disabled and the elderly. “Round Hill is delighted to work with Hanover Charities to raise money for their incredible charitable efforts,” said Josef Forstmayr, Managing Director of Round Hill. “Through their work, our gracious guests and friends are able to play a role in changing the landscape of Jamaica and making a difference in the lives of those in need.”
Located in the Hanover Parish, Round Hill Hotel & Villas has been a major supporter of Hanover Charities. Founded in 1957, Hanover Charities plays a major role assisting in a wide range of projects for young and old citizens its home parish. The organisation’s main annual fundraising event, the Sugar Cane Ball, has taken place at Round Hill every year since the charity’s inception and with festivities evolving into ever more spectacular affairs over five plus decades, the 2011 event was no different.
Chaired by Katrin Schafelner-Casserly of Hanover Charities, this year’s Sugar Cane Ball was co-chaired by Candace Hart and Violet Lewis under the theme “Alice in Wonderland.” Hosted by “Mad Hatter” Josef Forstmayr, the Managing Director of Round Hill, guests arrived decked out in festive party attire and enjoyed classic Jamaican cocktails as they danced the night away. This year’s silent auction items included a visit to the set of NCIS with actor Michael Weatherly and shoes from famed designer Vanessa Noel.
Round Hill’s devotees of world leaders, cultural icons and Hollywood A-listers flew in en masse to support the annual fundraiser. Notables attending these events included Ivana Trump, actor Michael Weatherly, fashion icons Ralph and Ricky Lauren, Bob and Veronique Pittman, business tycoon Chris Blackwell, current US Ambassador to Barbados Mary Ourisman, former U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Brenda La Grange Johnson and her husband Howard Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater and her husband Reverend Russell Awkard, Mexican Ambassador Leonora Rueda, Spanish Ambassador Celsa Nuno, Daisy Soros and World Champion Boxer Lennox Lewis.
Funds generated from the weekend’s events will go towards several initiatives, including the implementation of programs aimed to strengthen reading and computer skills in several communities and the provision of scholarships to local students in the parish. Other projects to be funded include soup kitchens and health clinics and the distribution of basic necessities to the disabled and the elderly. “Round Hill is delighted to work with Hanover Charities to raise money for their incredible charitable efforts,” said Josef Forstmayr, Managing Director of Round Hill. “Through their work, our gracious guests and friends are able to play a role in changing the landscape of Jamaica and making a difference in the lives of those in need.”
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