This year, CIV’s community raised a total of €12,050 through its traditional Christmas charity campaign, with the aim of supporting charitable institutions and assisting underprivileged communities.

Christmas is a time full of joy, sparkle, and sharing. The entire Bella Acapella chorus is proud to have contributed to making this time even more special, for the 62 needy families in Loulé that the Church of São Clemente helps.

Celebrate the season of goodwill by joining the Annual Charity Swims on Christmas Day, 25th December 2025, and New Year’s Day, 1st January 2026, from 10:30AM to 12:00PM on the beach of Armação de Pêra, near the former mini-golf. 

The Rotary Club of Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) organised its 12th fundraising bike ride with Activity Algarve Bike Rides on Sunday 16^th November.

The community is warmly invited to a special festive event, "Christmas at The Museum," a children's recital dedicated to celebrating the holiday spirit and raising vital funds for educational and community projects, including initiatives supporting children in need in Angola.

Winter has arrived across the Algarve with temperatures plummeting, the winds and rain brought with Storm Claudia are still fresh in our memories, added to which there are warnings that December will have further thunderstorms to come.

On Saturday, 11th October, the Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) held its first BBQ & Quiz Night at the Casa do Povo in Estoi.

This holiday season, Castelo de Sonhos in Silves has once organised a Shoebox campaign for the elderly, to provide a gift for more than 200 elderly in need, living in the Silves area.