The west Algarve section of the Royal British Legion Portugal raised €772 for the Poppy Appeal during a barbecue event on June 6 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
The theme of the evening, held at the Barroca Bar & Restaurant in Praia da Luz, was “A Time To Say Thank You” to a generation who helped shape our world as we know it today.
Just over 60 people were in attendance as RBL Chairman Jacquie Collins paid tribute to the brave men and women from the combined forces who were involved in the D-Day landings in Normandy that were such a decisive turning point in the war and the liberation of mainland Europe.
This was followed by a minute’s silence, which ended with a toast to “The Brave”.
Sue Salisbury-Howe, RBL West Events Organiser, who arranged the event with husband James, told us: “After the toast, the festivities then ensued with background music from the 1940s interspersed with a raffle, which resulted in 14 prizes being handed over to various lucky winners.
“We must say thank-you to Jacquie Collins and Patti Boling, who did an excellent job selling the tickets. Colin Hearn, the RBL Eastern Algarve representative, who came to show his support for this event, joined me to draw the raffle tickets.”
Thanks went to Rosie and her team at the Barroca, to Elaine in the Card Shop in Lagos for her help with the balloon arrangements and to Colin Packer who provided the 1940s music.
