In conversation with Commander Irlandino Santos of the Loulé Fire Department – himself a member of the Rotary Club of Loulé – we learned that firefighters in the Algarve were collecting donations of 0.5L bottles of water and cereal bars to be distributed to their colleagues battling fires in the north of the country.

Within just 48 hours, thanks to the generosity of friends and members of the Rotary Club Estoi Palace International enough funds were raised to purchase three pallets containing a total of 4,500 bottles of water. Our supplier, Adérito Cavaco, also a member of the Rotary Club of Loulé, kindly provided a special price and went with Raymond Parfait on Thursday evening, August 21, to deliver the pallets to the Loulé fire station.

If you would like find out how Rotary helps the community, please contact us info@rotaryestoipalace.org, www.rotaryestoipalace.org.

By Shirley Dunne