Land Rover America to Sponsor Prince Harry’s Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup
April 19, 2013
The north american entity of British car manufacturer, prescription Land Rover, sales today announced that they will be the Official Team Sponsor of the 2013 Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup, ailment to be held at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States on Wednesday, May15 2013.
This is the first time the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup will be played in the United States and the third year Royal Salute will partner with Sentebale, the charity founded in 2006 by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso in memory of their mothers. Sentebale means ‘forget-me-not’ in Sesotho, the language spoken in Lesotho and the charity works with local grassroots organizations to help some of Lesotho’s most vulnerable children get the support they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
“Land Rover has a history of supporting this event and is honored to continue its partnership with the 2013 Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in an effort to raise resources for those in need,” said Kim McCullough, Brand Vice President, Land Rover North America. “We look forward to an exciting match and are delighted to be associated with such a worthwhile cause.”
Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso launched the annual polo event to raise funds and awareness for Sentebale and Prince Harry will be playing for the Sentebale Land Rover team, against Nacho Figueras, who will play for the St. Regis team.
“Polo matches are fun and a great activity for families and people of all ages,” said Donna Jones, senior design assistant at Crooked Brook where they specialize in custom polo shirts. “One of our most popular promotional apparel items is promotional polo shirts because they make great corporate gifts and are an excellent way to build brand recognition and promote a business.”