Silves’ foreign community donates food hampers to families in need
Silves Council and the borough’s foreign community teamed up last week to provide food hampers to 23 families in needed. The hampers were donated to the local council by the
Cáritas launches national campaign to “reduce Portugal’s level of poverty”
Cáritas, the institution of the Catholic Church that seeks to build a better world, has launched a new campaign to try and reduce Portugal’s rising level of poverty. Calls for
Dave Ling Memorial Trophy raises €1,600 for forest fire alert association
A grand total of €1,600 was raised at the second edition of the Dave Ling Memorial Trophy – a golf tournament in honour of Dave Ling, a beloved member of
Interactive paediatric simulator donated to Faro hospital
An interactive paediatric simulator was delivered to the paediatric department of Faro Hospital (CHUA) on June 30. The cost of the simulator was close to €25,000 which was raised by
Rotary Charity Golf Tournament returns for eighth year
Despite uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) has announced that its 8th Rotary Charity Golf Tournament at Monte Rei Golf & Country Club will
Santo António Golf hosts second Dave Ling Memorial Trophy
The second edition of the Dave Ling Memorial Trophy – a golf tournament in honour of Dave Ling, a beloved member of the Burgau Sports Centre who died last year
Intermarché donates 58 tonnes of food to Food Bank
Supermarket chain Intermarché has donated 58 tonnes of food to the Lisbon and Porto delegations of the Portuguese Food Bank (Banco Alimentar). The goal is to help Portuguese families overcome
‘Food with Love’ for disadvantaged families
A west coast community association has stepped up its support of local families suffering hardships during the pandemic. The organisation, which early in April began distributing boxes of fruit and
Italian pensioners deliver €20,000-worth of protective equipment to Algarve health institutions
A group of Italian pensioners living in the Algarve and calling themselves ‘Pensionati Italiani in Portogallo’ have delivered €20,000-worth of protective equipment to several public health institutions in the region.
Estoi Rotary helping the community
In these difficult times, Rotary Club Estoi Palace (RCEPI) has been helping where it can. At the end of March, a joint Algarve Rotary Club project purchased three 3D printers