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East Algarve’s fundraising footballers!

As Vaughan Willmore explains, walking football in the eastern Algarve continues to

thrive and raise much needed funds for local causes.

much everywhere else members pay, with a third
in-between! Since then, of all monies collected
funds have been raised from every football session
to sponsor two disabled going into our fundraising
children with horse riding fund. So, the next time you
therapy and we are also see us traipsing across the
paying the printing costs pitches of the Algarve, bear
for recipe books that will in mind we’re doing it all
be sold to raise funds for for a good cause!”
the Bombeiros. We’re also Walking football takes
making arrangements for place 9.30am on a Monday
more items of diabetic and Thursday for Over
equipment to be delivered 50s, Wednesdays for Over
to the Centro de Saude in 60s. The normal (running)
The East Algarve Football Club continues to flourish while supporting local charities and good causes. Olhão. Looking forward football sessions are on a
to Christmas, we’re Tuesday and the club is
espite the charities and good causes. regular (running) football of good causes”. supporting 2nd Chance particularly keen to attract
obvious Organiser Jonathan Syed team with both merging Walking footballer Nobby Tavira by donating €500 new members of 35 years
challenges of explains “There’s been under the banner of East Clark explains “Already this for an older people’s and upwards.
D the last year a lot going on this year. Algarve Football Club. year we’ve made a donation Christmas dinner in Santo If you have any thoughts
walking football and now We are now playing four Most important of all, we’ve to the Centro de Saude Estaevo and we’ve set aside regarding which charities
regular (running) football days a week at the Estádio been conscious of the many in Tavira of equipment another €1,000 for food for would welcome support,
continues to flourish, José Arcanjo in Olhão, challenges the pandemic has for diabetic children and families in need”. then club representatives
with this year seeing the closely observing all health presented, so we’ve really throughout lockdown there Jonathan explained that will be delighted to
formation of East Algarve guidelines when doing stepped up our fundraising were food collections and “Our support for local hear from you and can
Football Club and a real so. In addition to walking activities which has enabled deliveries in both Tavira causes has been boosted be contacted at https://
drive to support local football, we now have a us to support a whole range and Olhão and pretty by a change to how our walkingfootballalgarve.com/
Charity Auction Christmas UK Christmas light displays

Bake Off – Coming soon! switched on to bring early

festive cheer

Support for Families and Algarve Emporium Charity (both part of Associação People around the UK have switched on their
Guarda Chuva) since March 2020, have joined together to support families incredible Christmas light displays to bring some
and individuals suffering from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 crisis. early festive cheer.

Many people have had no 29 November and ends on Sun- Messines, Between the Lines A retired couple “plodded on” colourful silhouettes, an inflatable
employment for several months day, 5 December, a must if you Restaurant in Tunes, K’Delicia through the coronavirus pandemic to Father Christmas and light-up
and those who managed to find are looking for delicious Christ- in Tunes, Jaffers Supermarket decorate their home in Cambridge- reindeer. They also decorate several
some work during the shortened mas presents or just a delicious (Butcher’s Counter) in Tunes shire with hundreds of festive lights. trees outside.
summer season have few savings indulgence for yourself. and Al-Gharb Coffee Roasters Helen and John Attlesey have Mrs Attlesey said: “We started with
to last through the winter. So Apart from our Facebook in Albufeira. decorated their house in Soham a few lights nine years ago and every
that we can continue to buy fresh Auction there are several ways in We would like to thank all every year for almost a decade to year we’ve added more and more.
meat, fish, vegetables and fruit which you can help us right now these businesses who are sup- raise money for three charities that “People come from all over to
to give hungry families we are to support needy families and in- porting us by raising funds and helped their grandson Jacob recover admire the display, they love it, it
always looking at ways of raising dividuals: There are regular food in particular shoppers and staff from a serious form of epilepsy. makes them happy, it’s really become
funds. collection points near Burger in Iceland, Overseas Supermar- The couple, who began putting up a tradition.
Our latest venture is an online Ranch, fast food outlet, in Silves ket, Guia who so far have raised lights at the beginning of Septem- “It’s just our way of giving back to
auction on our Facebook group (near the Piscina) every Monday over €1,000. ber, said they worked through the those who saved our grandson.”
– “Charity Auction Christmas 11.30 – 12.30pm and at Between Collections of food and other coronavirus pandemic to ensure their The couple raise money for East
Bake Off ” where we will have The Lines Restaurant/Bar, Tunes, items, including Christmas pre- display was ready to be switched on Anglia Children’s Hospices, Great
wonderful home-made cakes, 11.30 - 12.30 every Friday. We sents for needy children, can be last week. Ormond Street Hospital Children’s
preserves, hampers and other also have a food donation box in brought to Pão de Aldeia Café, Among the decorations are Charity and Dreamflight.
Christmas goodies that have Loja Candeias, Rua do Ribeiro, Guia, near Iceland, Overseas Su-
been kindly donated by many Algoz. A lovely new supermarket permarket from 11am – 12noon
th
domestic goddesses who support that opened on 2 November. on the 15 and the last day of
our charitable work. Wonderland We have collection tins in each month.
Tea Rooms in Ferragudo, Algarve Iceland Overseas Supermarket in Donations can also be sent to:
Cakes in Lagos and Between Guia, Pastelaria/Café Requinte e Associação Guarda-Chuva, Crédi-
the Lines in Tunes are donating Tentações in Algoz, Calibri café to Agricola Bank, IBAN: PT50
baked goods and the following 1 in Guia and Calibri café 2 in 0045 7011 4031 6715 4683 8.
businesses have donated vouch- Galé, The Football café/restau- Algarve Emporium have a The house
ers, Coco Jolu Bar in Guia and rant in Guia, Cantinho do João charity section selling a variety of of Helen and
Al-Gharb Coffee Roasters in in Guia, Café Doce K Doce in items and 100% of proceeds go to John Attlesey
Albufeira, which we will also be Vale Parra, Arcadia Bar in Vale charity. https://algarveemporium. in Soham in
auctioning. It starts on Saturday, Parra, Tapas 13 Sports Bar in com/collections/sold-for-charity Cambridgeshire.