Smokin Tabacco has announced the third annual Smokin Tabacco Cigar Family Charitable Foundation fundraiser raffle. In the previous two years, Smokin Tabacco raised a total of $57,000 for Cigar Family Charitable Foundation that is run and operated by the Newman and Fuente families of J.C. Newman and Arturo Fuente, respectively.
The raffle was started by Matt and Nicole Tabacco in 2021 to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their first podcast, The Smokin Tabaco Show. Instead of more traditional methods of marking an anniversary, they decided to use their media platform to host a raffle that would benefit a cause they both felt strongly about. While going through many different foundations and causes, they ultimately decided upon hosting a raffle that would benefit The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation.
In the first year of the fundraiser, the raised $7,000. In the second year, it started gain traction when getting closer to the $20,000 line, Carlito Fuente called Matt and Nicole and told them he would personally match the final total bringing the final amount for 2022 to $51,000. The goal for 2022 was $10,000 and was easily exceeded. Now, going into 2023, Smokin Tabacco hopes to pass the amount raised from the year before.
In November 2022, Matt and Nicole traveled to the Dominican Republic to visit the Cigar Family campus and met all the amazing kids, teachers, personnel and even some former students who return to the school to give back. The two said it was a life changing experience and gave them a new sense of how important this organization is once you see how far this money goes.
It is such an honor to be able to play a small role in this great organization. We are so proud of everyone who came out and donated these past two years and hope to see another amazing year in 2023.
Matt Tabacco, owner of Smokin Tabacco
There are also some amazing items being raffled off including items from the OpusX Society, La Flor Dominicana, Tatuaje, Aganorsa Leaf, Drew Estate, Room 101, Red Meat Lovers Club, J.C. Newman, Arturo Fuente, Cigar-Coop, Hiram & Solomon, Rabbit Air, a box of TGS 2021 Opus X from Smoke Inn and more. The fundraiser begins on March 17th at 9 AM EST and will run until April 26th at 5PM EST. The website for the raffle can be found at go.rallyup.com/smokintabacco2023 or by texting SMKTAB to 855-202-2100. For questions about the fundraiser, email Matt at Matthew@smokintabacco.com or call us at 978-886-1574.
ABOUT CIGAR FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Cigar Family Charitable Foundation (CF-CF) began in 2001 when long time cigar industry business partners, the Fuente and Newman families, formalized the dream of improving people’s lives in the mountainous Bonao region of the Dominican Republic. By focusing on families, they hoped to give the children in this cigar producing region an opportunity for a better future.