Well, it did what it said on the tin…!

Amovate’s Family Fun Day was family-oriented with perhaps more kids enjoying themselves than anyone’s ever seen in one place on Vale da Telha…and it certainly was a Fun-in-the-Sun Day.

Gloomy predictions about the weather happily proved unfounded and it is estimated that a total well in excess of 400 people from toddlers to great-grandparents were at the event throughout the day which began at 2pm and ended as dusk fell almost seven hours later.

There were sideshows, stalls, games, competitions, and plenty of musical entertainment, firstly with the Bombeiros Band who entertained during the afternoon, then with Just John who had people on their feet and dancing with his cross-section of pop and country in the early evening.

Of course one of the main thrusts of the day—organised by Amovate’s General Committee and run by the Entertainment sub-Committee of Steve Baker, Steve Scott and Rick Hursthouse—was to raise money for charity and that, too, had a successful outcome.

The headline charity for the event, the Madrugada Charity which assists people with life-threatening illnesses was handed two cheques totalling €944.22—one for €761.87 from Brian Jutsum’s American Evening and the other for €182.35 which was raised by the Tombola organised and run by Cath Baker and her daughter Emily.

(Cath would like to thank all those who so generously donated prizes).

That total was swelled to over €1,000 as another €110 was raised in a collection for the Bombeiros.  And the total amount raised for local charities climbed to almost €1,200 when AEZA added the €120 raised by their stall, where the “apple-bobbing” or “duck-apple” proved so popular with the children.

So, another good day for the generous people of Vale da Telha and the surrounding areas, who know how to enjoy themselves whilst raising money for good causes.

Well done to everyone involved!

And a special thank-you to Jose at the Restaurante Vale da Telha and Antonio at the Taska da Karisma for their help and support which enabled us to stage this event so successfully.

(Here, in pictures, you can see a cross section of the day’s activities and events. Just click on any of the photographs and it will present itself in a much larger size)