Following on from our successful voucher schemes for O Cantinho and The Hairy Lemon, several members of EAWF who are regulars at Somewhere Else – Dave’s Bar in Tavira are underwriting a similar scheme supported by EAWF to help them with their cash flow.
Following on from the very successful voucher scheme we organised to help out our friends at O Cantinho in Tavira, we are launching a similar effort to help Clive and Lorraine at the Hairy Lemon in Cabanas.
EAWF has received brilliant responses from both individuals and groups in our appeal to raise funds for local businesses and through East Algarve Families in Need here in the east Algarve in light of the covid-19 pandemic.
The following info is taken from the Safe Communities Portugal website, which we thought people may find helpful if they have not seen it elsewhere…
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For those who are missing their fix of the East Algarve Magazine the April edition is now available online at https://issuu.com/eastalgarvemag/docs/apr20web
These are very worrying times for us all and our hearts go out to all those who have lost loved ones wherever they may be in the world. I was humbled to hear from Mark Fox, that those that were going to the Mallorca WF Tournament have generously donated their refund deposits towards an EAWF/EAFC ‘fighting fund’ being organised by Foxy to support the communities in Olhão and Tavira. Contact has been made with the Red Cross in Tavira and a local community action group in Olhão.
With the current global situation with Covid-19, we as EAWF and EAFC would like to give something back (#GIVESOMETHINGBACK) to our local communities in the East Algarve and help some small businesses that are very close to our hearts but who must be struggling at the moment.
As you can imagine we really have no idea whether any of the upcoming tournaments/trips/visits will be going ahead in the near future.
A poster aimed at helping people to look after their neighbours if they are self-isolating is available from EAWF to be posted on noticeboards, in shops and in cafes.
Continue reading “Supporting others in these troubled times”
Apologies for the bombardment of notices, but as you can imagine this is a fairly fluid environment right now. EAWF has decided to suspend all sessions at both Olhao and Tavira in line with the closure of all sports facilities by both Tavira and Olhao Camaras.
Continue reading “All EAWF sessions now suspended due to covid-19”