This year’s events had the support of Events Organiser, Port-ugal4U, (www.portugal4U.pt)
and the Albufeira Surf Clube - who added greatly to the excitement by arriving by sea.
The weather was perfect for both of the events, one on Christmas day, and the second on New Year’s day, blue skies and high temperatures, and calm sea.
The money will be used to buy shoes during the year for the teenagers. It will be divided between A Gaivota, Santa Casa in Albufeira and Espaço Amigos in Armação de Pêra. Each child at school needs a pair of trainers and plimsolls.
Certificates were awarded to all those who got wet and everyone enjoyed a ‘Hot Chocolate’ in the Holiday Inn Algarve bar afterwards.
A big thank you to everyone who took part, those who watched, the media for helping with the publicity, Dave Sheldrake (http://davesheldrake
photography.com/) and Diogo Correia https:/www.facebook.com/
diogo10 for photographing the two events and to everyone who donated so generously.