1000 Thank You’s To All Who donated Material, Money or Time  - 863 kids in the Algarve returned to school with a smile on their faces. - THANKS TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe it´s because of the way we live here, or maybe it´s because I was, in another lifetime, a teacher, but September always seems like the beginning of a new year. Anyway, here we are in another September, and life and work go on at Goldra.

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The Rotary Club Estoi Palace International’s (RCEPI) very successful 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament was a sell out and plenty of fun for all involved. Nearly 80 players signed up and enjoyed a perfect day on Portugal's number one golf course, Monte Rei Golf and Country Club. The players arrived to enjoy breakfast, driving range practice, stableford 18 holes of golf, lunch, and competition prizes.

A march In Faro, for the rights of animals to be upheld, blamed the government for the current situation of municipal kennels that are brimming with stressed dogs and the problems caused by the delay in implementing the new companion animal law that, from this October, aims to prevent the slaughter of healthy animals.

Over 100 animal lovers took part in the march across the city last Saturday, calling for councils to do their job in providing proper kennel facilities for a predictable increase in animals due to the animal friendly law passed in 2105 but not yet in effect.

We are sad to announce the official temporary closure of our activities. Unfortunately, the lack of volunteers and administrative difficulties prevent us from continuing to serve the community of Re-food Algoz-Tunes over the next few months, as the current members are no longer able to safeguard the responsibilities of social mobilization, and there are no more people available to take on the volunteering and management responsibilities. We have learned that a Re-food centre needs more volunteers than those we could find in our local community.

The Back to School campaign has now ended, there are many individuals, groups and organisations who have generously participated, our thanks and appreciation to them all.

A large number of music recorders were provided by The musicians from Banda SFA Artistas de Minerva and Banda Filarmónica de São Bras under the directorship of José Branco and Albano Neto. Recorders are required by schools for children over 10 years. The wonderful recorder covers were created by Sonia Nascimento in Algoz.

Community association donates state-of-the-art radios to their fire fighters.
Roger that! Bombeiros on the Algarve’s west coast are receiving each other loud and clear after a local residents’ organisation presented them with 10 state-of-the-art radios following the recent wildfires.

The Serra de Monchique (SDM) Ladies held their first Pink Ladies Golf Day held at Pestana, Vale de Pinta Golf Course on Monday, August 27th.

80 ladies played on a hot day - all dressed in pink! - and an amazing amount of 3850€ was raised on the day, which will go to the Mobile Screening unit of the Oncology Centre in Faro.