On Saturday 18th May there will be a succulent sale in aid of St Vincent´s Anglican Chaplaincy at Casa de Medronhal, Sta. Barbara de Nexe, from 10 to Noon. There will be a wide variety of plants, including a few non- succulent plants.
The house is on the Sta. Barbara de Nexe to Estoi road next to the A22 fly-over.
For further information please call 925 678 951 or email eahf38@yahoo.com.
On Saturday 27th April there will be a memorial gathering in the gardens of the Museu do Traje, São Brás de Alportel, from 15.00 hrs, to honour Teresa Nesler, in a way she would have loved!
Open to all friends, family, musicians, poets, writers and others who would like to perform or give a speech or to contribute in any other way. There will be no schedule and participation will be ad hoc improvisation.
Associação Obrigado Bombeiros continues its commitment to raise funds for local firefighters with a live music extravaganza in Carvoeiro this May.
The A-May-Zing music event will be held on Saturday 18 May in the stunning surroundings of Carvoeiro Tennis Club and is the charity’s first event for 2019. All proceeds will go to the Silves Fire Truck Appeal, set up to fund an urgently-needed new vehicle for Silves fire station.
On Saturday, 11th of May the gallery hosts the prize-giving ceremony and auction of the artwork from the Student’s Prize Algarve 2019.
Organized by Sovereign – Consultoria Lda. on behalf of the Sovereign Art Foundation the competition aims to promote art in schools to inspire and reward young artists in the community and to encourage cultural development whilst raising funds for charity.
The Lagos based English Freemasons of the Lodge of Discoveries No 9409 have donated nearly €900 of IT equipment and software to the Youth Centre (Lar de Jovens) in Lagos run by Centro de Assistência Social Lucinda Anino dos Santos (CASLAS). The Lodge of Discoveries is part of the group of English Freemasonry lodges in Portugal which in turn is part of the United Grand Lodge of England.
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) has been helping the local Estoi School EB2/3 Poeta Emiliano da Costa for many years. On April 6th a dinner organised by RCEPI and the School Board was held at the school for the second year to help raise funds for the less privileged pupils.
High Tea & Cake Sale at Grace's Villa near Alcantarilha on Saturday 27th April from 2pm to 4.30pm.
The price is €10 per person and includes a glass of Cava or white Sangria, plus a savoury plate followed by tea or coffee with cake and scones.
Recent events organised by members of Almancil International Rotary Club (AIRC) in support of Associação Humanitária dos Doentes de Parkinson e Alzheimer (AHDPA) raised 2,000 euros. The Association’s day care centre, based in Vila Sol, Quarteira provides day care facilities and companionship for sufferers of these two diseases together with psycho social support programmes, physiotherapy support to families of sufferers. The staff includes two psychologists but also relies on volunteers who provide invaluable additional support.
