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Fundraising and Fun: “The Internet of Things”
A lively and funny review about all things internet. A place we love to hate! Funds raised will go to Castelo de Sonhos. Don´t forget to book your seat at this intimate theatre, Teatro Mascarenhas Gregório in Silves. This is not one to miss.
Smiles all Round
The Silves-based family charity Castelo de Sonhos has sent a “huge thank you” to everyone who participated in the 19th Christmas Shoebox Campaign for the Elderly.
A record of over 300 boxes were donated, which meant that the Castelo de Sonhos volunteers were able to distribute boxes to local care homes and to elderly patients at Portimão Hospital (via the Associação Elos de Esperança) and also to the Algarve Emporium charity in Guia.
Silves Rotary club takes part in this every year and thanks all of it’s members and friends who participated. We know what a good feeling it is to help others especially at Christmas.
Christmas Swim
The Christmas swim is organised by the the Junta de Freguesia de Armação de Pêra and Classic Car Club of Barlavento. The funds raised from this event are given to the Junta de Freguesia de Armação de Pêra to support of needy families in the parish. The Rotary Club of Silves supported this event last year and this year is no exception. A donation of 1000€ has been given as part of our support for local communities in Silves.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
This is the 19th Annual Shoebox Appeal for the disadvantaged of Silves. Christmas is just around the corner and these shoeboxes filled with gifts at Christmas make a big difference. Members of the RC Silves contribute each year to this appeal and this year will be no exception. We hope that you can help us to provide gifts this Christmas. One Shoebox can make all the difference. See the poster below to see how you can help.
Back to School
RC Silves members contribute to the Back to School project organized by the Silves based family charity Castelo de Sonhos. Message from Castelo de Sonhos:-
Castelo de Sonhos would like to thank everyone who contributed to this project which this year provided 70 disadvantaged children with backpacks filled with school material needed for the start of the new term.
Special thanks go to : CASA (Club for Algarvean Social Activities), Silves Golf Club, the Peace & Harmony Lodge of Carvoeiro, the Prince Henry the Navigator Lodge, the Portugal Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association and members of Silves Rotary Club. Due to the wonderful support which Castelo de Sonhos received this year the charity was able to distribute filled backpacks to an additional 20 disadvantaged children living in the Portimão area.
Happy Faces!
Back to School
Castelo de Sonhos have started up their annual Back to School project. Silves Rotary Club always supports this project and members help where they can. This year Castelo de Sonhos have 60 children who need help with back packs and stationery to get ready for school in September. The poster below shows the things needed and where you can drop them off. Every little helps even if you can only give a few items, it all counts.
A happy visit to Casa do Povo, Messines
RC Silves President Isabel Flores visited Casa de Povo with club members Sue and David Butler Cole recently to see the resources purchased from money raised by RC Silves. They met with the President who showed them around. RC Silves raises funds through events such as concerts and sponsored walks.
The resources purchased were for the young pupils of Casa de Povo Messines whose play area needed a safe floor as well as toys and games to support their learning. Some of the children have learning difficulties and need extra help.
The centre is planning an area for a little sensory garden and we hope to help with this in the future as one of our foci for next year is on the environment. We hope to provide several small sensory gardens with trees where people of all ages can sit and be calm. Lots more fund raising to do!
Strings Play in Silves Theatre
Saturday 25th March was an evening to remember. A talented string quartet played an inspiring programme in front of a highly appreciative audience at a concert organized by the Silves Rotary Club at the wonderful little Teatro Mascarenhas Gregório in Silves.
The Quarteto do Barlavento gave us delightful music by Mozart, Shostakovich and Algarvean composer Cristóvão Silva. Petra Vahle-Francis joined Bernhard & Christel Schlünder, Petra Axt-Adam and Daniela Zlatkin to perform a Mozart string quintet. Three of these musicians are members of local Rotary clubs. The special ambient of this intimate theatre was a perfect venue for such delightful music.
This benefit concert raised €3.000 for the Silves Rotary Clubs educational projects in local Silves schools. These projects provide pupils with the experiences and resources to expand their knowledge of the world, to build their self-esteem and maximise their opportunities.
Thanks go to Silves Câmara for generously allowing Silves Rotary Club to use their theatre for this concert and also special thanks to The Spectrum IFA Group for their kind sponsorship.
Charity Concert with Local Rotarian Musicians
Silves Rotary Club have wasted no time in putting their talented newest club member Petra Vahle-Francis on the stage!! Petra is a founder member “Solistes Europeens, Luxembourg” (SEL) which has for the last 30 years been one of the main attractions of Luxembourg’s music scene. She has just returned to the Algarve after performing in their most recent concert. The Quarteto de Barlavento has asked her to join them as their guest as they perform the Stringquintett KV 516 from W.A.Mozart in this charity concert.
On Saturday 25th March the Quarteto do Barlavento well known in the Algarve will perform a delightful programme of classical music at the Teatro Mascarenhas Gregorio in Silves. The evening’s programme features some of the finest string quartet music ever written: Mozart’s Stringquartett KV 525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik), Mozart’s String Quartet KV 516. It also includes the famous Waltz N° 2 by Shostakovich and a piece by local composer from Portimão Cristovao Silva “Recuerdos de Buenos Aires”. Each half is approximately 40 mins.
Its members are Bernhard Schlunder on violin, is President of the Praia da Rocha Rotary Club. He has played in concerts as a soloist in string quartets, Algarve International Orchestra (AIO) & the Barlavento Ensemble. Christel Schlunder on viola d’arco has also played in concerts with the AIO, the Orchestra Medica Iberico (OMI) and string quartets. Petra Axt-Adam on violin joined the Quarteto do Barlavento in 2021. She also plays with the AIO & OMI. In Holland she was a member of Rotterdam’s Yourth Orchestra & the Baroque Orchestra of Gouda. Daniela Zlatkin on violoncello also joined Quarteto do Barlavento in 2021. Since arriving in the Algarve in 2020 she has become part of the Algarve Camarata & Orquestra Sinfonica do Algarve. She has played with various Orchestras in Israel and Holland and has conducted youth orchestras and is the director of two music schools.
The theatre doors open at 7pm and attendees will be welcomed with drinks & snacks before the performance at 8pm.
Bookings and additional information please contact:
Sue Butler-Cole email: sueloram@gmail.com – Mob: 933 374 865 alternatively Maria Carvalho Mob: 916 145 739.
Tickets are a €25 donation per person which includes drinks and snacks. All funds raised will go towards Silves Rotary Club Educational Project.
SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS THROUGH MUSIC:
Silves Rotary Club’s educational projects in local Silves schools provide pupils with the experiences and resources to expand their knowledge of the world, to build their self-esteem and maximise their opportunities. The Rotary Club of Silves works hard to raise funds so that it can help and support local schools in providing some of these stimulating extra curricula activities. Your attending this concert means that, not only will you be experiencing a lovely evening in a wonderful setting, but you will also be directly contributing to these such worthwhile school projects.
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