News from Newport International Polo – 02/9/10

News from Newport International Polo
Contents
Auction of Vanderbilt Gilded Getaway Package
Vanderbilt Hall Mansion Hotel in Heart of Newport
Next Match: USA vs. England
New Gear in the Pro Shop; 2010 Polo Charity Round-up

auction  Rare Opportunity: Email Auction of Vanderbilt Gilded Getaway 
Mr. Peter de Savary, Chairman of Vanderbilt Hall, a Newport Mansion of the Gilded Age and today a 33-suite luxury hotel & private members club, has donated a special Vanderbilt Gilded Getaway package for two guests to experience the chic Vanderbilt lifestyle in Newport including:

 
  • Luxury suite for 3 days and 2nights at Vanderbilt Hall in the heart of downtown Newport
  • Full English breakfast each morning
  • Two 1-hour massage treatments in the Yon Ka Spa at Vanderbilt Hall
Advanced reservations are required.  Accomodations & eventsLive are subject to availability.  The certificate expires on Dec. 30, 2011 and may not be redeemed for cash value. Proceeds support Wounded Warrior Project.
 
This package will be awarded to the highest email bidder.  The bidding begins today 9/2/10 and ends at midnight on Fri, 9/10/10.  To make a bid, please send your email now.

Vanderbilt Hall 
 In the heart of Newport
 
 
Moments from the waterfront
Vanderbilt Hall Mansion Hotel and Private Members Club embodies the essence of Newport Life.
 
Committed to preserving unique traditions and providing the very best and latest in creature comforts for our discerning guests and members, this one hundred year old Vanderbilt mansion unveils the results of an outstanding restoration by one of the world’s leading creators of hotels and clubs, Englishman, Peter de Savary.
 
Vanderbilt Hall, Historic District Mary Street, Newport RI 02840 United States of America.
Tel: 401-846-6200

 

Sponsors

Remaining Matches    

             
           September

  4   USA vs England   

                 Vanderbilt Cup

 11   Carnegie Abbey Cup
 18   Newport Challenge
 25   Finals

 

USA Takes On Archrival England
      Battling for the prestigious Vanderbilt Cup

          

 

Saturday, September 4, 2010….Labor Day weekend will feature one of the premier matches of the polo season when USA faces its archrival, England to battle for the Vanderbilt Cup at 4pm on the polo grounds of Glen Farm in Portsmouth.

 

Although a tropical storm warning is in effect for this area on Friday, the match is anticipated to remain on schedule.  For up-to-the-minute match status, call the 24-hour Info Line: 401-846-0200 x2.

 

Playing for England will be Captain and chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association (polo’s global governing body) Nicholas Colquehoun-Denvers, bringing an exciting roster of England’s best amateur players.

The match sponsor, Vanderbilt Hall in the heart of Newport is committed to preserving unique traditions and providing the very best and latest in creature comforts for discerning guests and members.  In celebration this year, the 100 year old Vanderbilt mansion unveils an outstanding restoration by one of the world’s leading creators of hotels and clubs,Englishman Peter de Savary.

 new stuff

          2010 Polo Charity Round-Up 

 


May     $17,000  Rotary Club’s Ad Sales & Benefit Match 

 

June    $6,000   Jr. League of RI;    

            $5,500   Portsmouth Youth Lacrosse 
              $2,200   Friends of Amy Rice

            $1,900   RI Republican Party

 

July     $2,000   Greenlock Therapeutic Riding Center
           $3,000   Vera Bradley Foundation fighting breast cancer
 

Aug.    $15,000  Wounded Warrior Project: Surfin’ Safari Gala 

           $2,300    Red Cross Flood Relief
 
Sept.     11     Portsmouth Middle School Athletics Booster Club

              18    St. Jude Children’s Hospital

              25    Women’s Resource Center; Dress For Success