Windsor is pleased to announce that Sysco has been named the Official Food Sponsor for the 2018 Windsor Charity Polo Cup. Sysco has generously donated funds to underwrite the luncheon, which begins at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018, in advance of the highly-anticipated polo match.

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and non-food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers around the world. The company was founded by Herbert Irving, John F. Baugh and Harry Rosenthal in 1969 and has since become the world’s largest broadline food distributor, operating over 300 distribution facilities worldwide.

The luncheon’s menu, specially-crafted by Windsor’s Executive Chef Robert Meitzer, will feature passed canapés, a beef tenderloin and crab entrée, and a delectable chocolate and raspberry dessert.

“It is an honor to partner with such a quality food purveyor as Sysco and we greatly appreciate their generous offer to underwrite the ingredients used in preparing the event’s luncheon,” said Windsor’s Executive Chef, Robert Meitzer.

The luncheon is sold-out with more than 800 guests attending this year, almost double the number since the inaugural biennial charity polo cup took place in 2012.

Co-chaired by the Hon. Hilary M. Weston and Salvatore Ferragamo, the Windsor Charity Polo Cup is recognized as the premier high-goal charity polo match of the season. Taking place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018, on Windsor’s polo grounds, the event will feature a roster of top-level international players. The biennial event’s purpose is to raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, as well as the Alzheimer & Parkinson Association of Indian River County.

Sysco joins an impressive line-up of event sponsors including Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi of Melbourne, CBRE, Château d’Esclans, Falasiri Oriental Rugs, J.McLaughlin, Casa Dragones, Maria Canale, PNC Bank, Equestrian Living and Vero Beach Magazine, among others.

For more information about Sysco, please visit Sysco.com. To learn more about Windsor, please visit WindsorFlorida.com. For the latest event details, please visit WindsorCharityPoloCup.com.

About Windsor

Windsor (WindsorFlorida.com) is a private residential community spanning 425 acres of lush barrier island between the Indian River and the Atlantic Ocean in Vero Beach, Florida. Established in 1989 by Hilary and W. Galen Weston of Toronto, Canada, Windsor was designed by renowned town planners Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk in the New Urbanism style of residential living, one that offers public and community spaces framed by timeless architecture and landscape design that celebrates its tropical and unspoiled setting. Windsor is comprised of 350 homesites in various styles including village homes, cottages and country estates, all remarkable for their signature Anglo-Caribbean architecture and gracious living.

Windsor provides homeowners privacy and seclusion combined with the finest amenities, exemplary services and sporting activities. Members enjoy an 18-hole links-style golf course, Har-Tru tennis courts, an Equestrian Centre, full-sized polo field, over four miles of riding trails, a fully equipped Fitness Centre, and Gun Club.  The Clubhouse, with interiors designed by Yabu Pushelberg, is a favorite gathering place much like the Beach Club which features private cabanas, its own restaurant, a pool-side Cabana Bar and 25-metre swimming pool.  Windsor is also known for its art gallery featuring a revolving series of world-class exhibitions, and a Town Hall, which serves as a chapel and a venue for weddings, concerts and lectures.