Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts group has decided to organize the second charity golf tournament at the Kings’ Island golf course to raise fund for poor children suffering from heat diseases.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts group has decided to organize the second charity golf tournament at the Kings’ Island golf course in Dong Mo, Hanoi’s oldest golf facility, to raise fund for poor children suffering from heat diseases in Vietnam.

The press conference introducing Movenpick charity golf tournament 2010.

The golf tournament, entitled “Great Day For A Good Cause,” is scheduled on May 29. Like the first tournament held last September, the whole revenue from the event will be donated to the Heartbeat Vietnam.

“The enthusiasm generated by last year’s tournament was really gratifying,” noted Knuth Kiefer, Mövenpick Hotel general manager Vietnam. “So, by popular demand we reconsidered the schedule and moved the whole thing up to this May. Another key element was the generous sponsorship of Amdocs, a global company specializing in customer experience systems innovation. Amdocs has been greatly supportive of us, last year and also this year and has brought great prestige to this event”.

“Such an event would not be possible,” added Rad Kivette, development consultant of the VinaCapital Foundation, on behalf of Heartbeat Vietnam, “without the managerial and organizational expertise of Mövenpick Hotel – especially the flexibility to move the tournament up. The investment of time and money in the future welfare of our underserved and disadvantaged children shows yet again that Vietnam truly cares. Our heartfelt thanks go out to the Mövenpick, the tournament sponsors, and, of course, to our golfers.”

Other corporate sponsors of the event include Porsche, who will offer a highly coveted Cayman, together with Archi Reenco Hoa Binh to offer a luxury villa at LamSon Resort, valued at US$350,000 for the winner of a hole-in-one.

Last year’s tournament attracted about 100 participants, who enjoyed “a great day for a good cause” on Kings’ Island’s Lakeside Course, followed by a Gala Dinner at Mangosteen, the Mövenpick Hotel Hanoi’s outstanding restaurant.

“The hope, of course, when we first conceived of the charity tournament, was that it would become a kind of institution that golfers would look forward to, just as we do,” said Kiefer. “And we feel like we’re well on the way to doing that, so we’re eagerly anticipating the second shot. Kind of like a mulligan, but without having hit a bad one the first time around.”

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an upscale hotel management company with 12,000 employees, is represented through over 90 hotels existing or under construction in 26 countries with a concentration in its core markets of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. With two hotel types, business and conference hotels, as well as holiday resorts, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has clearly positioned itself in the 4- and 5-star segment.

PV