Having had a success with the annual Shoebox Campaign, the Silves based family charity, Castelo de Sonhos, received a very kind donation of €500 from their good friends the Lodge of Discoveries.

On Sunday, 27th November, members of Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) manned a bric a brac stall at the Sao Bras Christmas Market. Items donated by Club members were sold to raise funds for the Casa do Povos in Estoi and Moncarapacho.

Following the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) has embarked on an ambitious €210,000 project,  to send water filters to areas of Ukraine most in need.

Tina McEvoy, an artist who creates Art to Help Dogs, held an Art Exhibition in the lovely reception area of the Octant Vila Monte Hotel on the 17^th November.

afpop East Algarve organised a Wine Tasting & Dinner at Octant Vila Monte on the 17^th November and raised €1835 for StreetLife - the local Animal Sterilisation Programme.

For the last 11 years Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) has given a Portuguese / English dictionary to each of the 5th year students of the School “Poeta Emiliano da Costa in Estoi.

Come and support small businesses and local artisans, plus help raise money for Tiny Shelter Albufeira!

82 StreetLife supporters attended a Dine & Party Night to celebrate StreetLife’s 5th anniversary at Restaurante Antonio in Moncarapacho.  As a result, €1536.00 was raised to help their Animal Sterilisation Programme in the East Algarve.