Let’s bring back the true spirit of Christmas!
Every year, when the Christmas adverts and promotions begin in October we complain that the festive season has been hi-jacked by corporate Fat Cats, turning the whole affair into a commercial circus.
But we can easily remedy that by making this Christmas a time for giving, for putting the smile on the faces of children who might otherwise miss out on the happiness and cheer of a time for giving and well-being.
AMOVATE has teamed up with Hugo’s Bar and the BPI Children’s Appeal to buy presents for 10 needy children and to donate funds to the St Vincent de Paul Charity in Aljezur which helps the poor.
As you know each year the BPI Bank in Aljezur is supplied with a list of children who will not be receiving any Christmas presents this year.
They are asking for people to buy books school backpacks etc., and a nice touch when you wrap the present in Christmas gift paper to hand into the bank is to include a Christmas card.
Amovate will arrange gifts for 10 children in deprived circumstances from the funds raised at the Charity event in Hugo’s Bar which will take place on Friday December 5th from 4pm to 8pm.
It will work this way…
Hugo is going to donate to the fund a percentage of the drinks bought at the event (for example, a caneca (pint) of Sagres normally sells for €2.50. Hugo will donate €1 for each caneca sold and for each gin and tonic selling for €4 he will donate 50 cents).
So, for every drink bought in those four hours Hugo will donate a percentage to the fund.
Hugo will place a bucket on the bar counter to put the money in from each drink, and every time the cash is dropped in, a horn will sound! Sweet music for the children…
There will also be several games set up, for which people can pay €1 for the privilege of attempting to win five bottles of beer in an ice bucket.
At the end of the event Amovate will match the amount dropped into the bucket by Hugo, doubling the donation.
We believe this may be the first time a restaurant or bar has supported Amovate with hard cash.
But it can only be a real success if you come along, buy a drink or two and make sure the Spirit of Christmas is alive and well in Vale da Telha.
So please turn up and lend your support, in the full knowledge that by so doing you will help to put the smile on the face of a child who may otherwise have missed out this Christmas.