Almancil International Rotary Club (AIRC) has in November for the past two years organised a Golf tournament in order to raise funds for local charities; primarily the Parkinsons and Alzheimers Association based in Vila Sol. Due to the current pandemic it was thought not possible this year and the charity as well as other charities would lose out.
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) launched its first annual Virtual Cat Competition on the 1st of September. The show closed on the 30th of November and the winners in the different categories can now been seen!
Latest news from the Rotary Club of Albufeira regarding University Scholarships to young people in need, also the Official Visit of Governor Roberto Carvalho to the Rotary Club of Albufeira on October 16, as a initiative promoted together by Rotary Club of Albufeira and Nucleo de Direito do Algarve, as well as the initiative of the Rotary Club on October 24, the world day for the fight against polio.
Due to the current restrictions relating to the Coronavirus pandemic, the AAA have cancelled the forthcoming lectures which were due to be held on 3rd November and 1st December 2020.
Almancil International Rotary Club President Uschi Kuhn was determined to honour two members with a Fellowship award. The award named after the founder of Rotary, Paul Harris, is given to members who have performed outstanding service to the club and thereby to the causes we support.
Due to the ongoing problems with the Coronavirus, the Algarve Senior Bikers are, for the present time, limiting group sizes to comply with the restrictions currently in place to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Being a group of eternal optimists we at the Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve had hoped that the improvements in the Covid situation would continue sufficiently enough for us to go ahead with our Saint Andrew’s Ball on 28th November and our Burns Supper on 23rd January 2021. Sadly, we have had to bow to the reality that this has not happened and have now reluctantly decided that we have no alternative but to cancel both events.
At the Rotary Club of Albufeira a very special companionship meeting took place on August 6, 2020, welcoming 4 new Fellows.
The President of the R.C.ALBUFEIRA said, "It is with great pride and pleasure that I see the Rotary family grow, as a Rotarian, as well as a human being and also as President of the Rotary Club of Albufeira."
