As part of the Movember movement, Mr Roy Carpenter organised a funding campaign for Alzheimer Portugal – the Algarve Branch, raising a fabulous €1000.

The Charity Golf Tournament for Somos Esperanca on the 26th of January at the Castro Marim Golf Club was a great success, participating players living in the Algarve from the US, Canada,Belgium, Holland,Sweden, Ireland and Germany.

Calling all Volunteers, Charity Enthusiasts and those who want to know more about Charitable efforts in the Algarve!

The Alerta Associação Alerta de Incendio Florestal charity, is opening their own charity shop in Silves, and need volunteers to make this a success! Can you help?

The AAG Charity shop in Guia are desperately looking for Volunteers, Shoppers and donations for their fabulous shop opposite the Guia Football Clube restaurante.

The Silves based family charity Castelo de Sonhos would like to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the 19th Christmas Shoebox Campaign for the Elderly. A record of over 300 boxes were donated, which meant that the Castelo de Sonhos volunteers were able to distribute boxes to local care homes and to elderly patients at Barlavento Hospital (via the Associação Elos de Esperança), and also to the Algarve Emporium charity in Guia.

On a beautiful sunny day in late November, Almancil International Rotary Club held their 6th annual golf event at the Dom Pedro Victoria Course, Vilamoura.  As always, the event was expertly organised by Club members John Slatter and Bill Browne.  More than 100 people participated in the tournament. 

Associação StreetLife is a non-profit organization based in the East Algarve that helps families on low incomes get their dogs sterilised… they also support their local animal shelters sterilise the strays and the abandoned dogs they take care of before they are hopefully rehomed.