Last Saturday, 7th December, 2019, nearly 200 Santas took part in the eighth Armação de Pêra Santa Parade,  organised by the Junta de Freguesia de Armação de Pêra,  BTT Algarve aniacs, Urban Gym and the Holiday Inn Algarve.

Urban Gym provided warm up excercises.  Participants choose either a walk, or an bike ride guided by BTT Algarve Maniacs. The Santa Parade then began through the streets of Armação de Pêra and it was quite a sight to see so many Santas setting off on their walk together.

Castelo de Sonhos (CdeS), the Silves based family charity would like to thank everyone who helped make their annual kids Christmas party such a success on 7th December. 

120 underprivileged children aged 0 to 15 were entertained by a troupe of acrobatic Capoeira performers, face painting, bouncy castles and games.

The Royal British Legion, Portugal, raised a total of €867 for their Poppy Appeal with two successful events in the Western Algarve.

A Remembrance Dinner at Fools & Horses in Lagos raised €357, whilst a bowls match for the Poppy Cup generated a further €510.

The Loulé Town Hall has chosen to single out Animal Rescue Algarve (ARA), threatening to demolish its facilities over a licence dispute. ARA was inaugurated almost two years ago in the Loulè Municipality, and since January it has rehomed 190 animals and has around 130 dogs and 20 cats under it care.

The signatories of this petition, urge local representatives and elected officials to consider other alternatives other than to demolish ARA.

Almancil International Rotary Club broke all its own fund-raising records at a recent golf tournament held at Vilamoura Old Course a total of 14,400 euros was raised for the benefit of local charities.  86 players participated.  The winning team was announced at a gala dinner held at The Millennium course club house in the evening attended by more than 140 people.

The Rotary Club of Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) organised a fundraising bike ride with Activity Algarve Bike Rides on Sunday 24th November.
The sunny weather saw two enthusiastic groups of cyclists assemble outside the Estoi Pousada at 9.30am. One group of riders cycled all the way up to the top of the 635 metre Cerro Sao Miguel, on a challenging 40 km round trip, returning to a local Estoi café for a well deserved coffee.

The mission of Rotary Club Estoi Palace (RCEPI) has always been to help in the local community, and last year they joined together with the Rotary Clubs of Faro and Tavira to fund the purchase of a much needed ACUVEIN AV 500 vein detector.

On Saturday, 25^th October, the Florentinta Charity Fashion Show took place at Monte Vale d’Eguas Restaurant in Almancil. Over 120 people attended to watch our glamourous models strut their stuff and showcase a selection of clothes available from Florentinta.