Southampton - On July 25, the MacDella Cooper Foundation will host a two-part event in the Hamptons to benefit the MCF Academy. Join MCF for a polo match, followed by a VIP dinner and after party at Dune in Southampton.

The event will raise funds for construction of the MCF Academy, which is designed by world-renowned architect Winka Dubbeldam and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2010. The MCF Academy will be the first school in post-war Liberia to offer free education, including room and board, to 200 orphans and abandoned children.

All VIP guests, including the Champions of Education ticket holders, will be invited to join MacDella and friends beforehand at the "Super Saturday" Bridge Hamptons Polo Match from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The event at Dune will start off with an hour-long private cocktail reception for VIP ticket holders and celebrity guests only and will run from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. VIP Dinner will be served at 8 p.m.

General admission will start at 8 p.m. The evening will include cocktails, dinner by the bite, a swimsuit fashion show, and presentations.

Event sponsors include Diageo North America, Hamptons.com, and Hint Water. The Petite Cafe is confirmed to be the exclusive dessert sponsor.

To date, the host committee includes
 • Matt Dillon, Academy Award-nominated actor, director)
 • Richard Bo Dietl, (Bo Dietl & Associates, former NYPD detective)
 • Danita King, (PR Noir, Founder/principal)
 • Gianni Russo (actor/singer)
 • Richard Klein (Surface Magazine, publisher)
 • Sonya Pankey (Ralph Lauren, senior director of human resources)
 • Maria Cucciniello (The Hip Event, founder/president)
 • Trevor Freeland (Deutsche Bank, director)
 • Lisa Soloway (ABC's 20/20, editorial producer)
 • Libby Langdon (HGTV, interior designer and author)
 • Brandon Short (NFL linebacker)
 • Barbara Hair (DEVLINHAIR Productions, principal)
 • Ian Gerard (Gen Art, founder)
 • Ainka Shackleford (People, photo editor)
 • Anna Sabino (Lucid New York, owner/jewelry designer)
 • Peg Samuel (Social Diva Media, founder/president)

Special thanks to Frederick Wildman and Sons for providing wines and spirits.

For more information go to www.macdellacooper.org/events