CHARITY
I want to Ride my Bicycle Tomorrow magazine was delighted to be present when Vicente received his new bike. A special thank you to everyone who attended the T.A.C.T charity events last year and also to the Luz Foundation. Due to your generosity, we were able to purchase a specialist bicycle to help our shining light Vicente in his ongoing development. We hope that the equipment may help him to walk one day. Vicente, who was born with cerebral paralysis, will use it to help strengthen and work the muscles of the legs while having fun at the same time. The four-year-old has continued to receive intensive therapy in Braga. Since the Christmas Ball last year, when we raised money for his physiotherapy, he already has more control over his body and head and increased strength in his arms and legs.
You can continue to help Vicente by collecting plastic and metal bottle tops You can leave the bottle tops at the C.A.R.D.S. in Lagos, at Clube Desportivo de Odiáxere, at Clube de Ténis e Padel de Lagos and at Pastelaria Gombá 2 in Lagos. Or make a small donation to Vicente's account because Vicente spends € 21,400 on treatments in Braga every year. Your help is vital to Vicente and his family, and we will not stop supporting him until he can walk. +INFO: O mundo colorido do Vicente IBAN for dontations: PT50 0033 0000 4553 8620 4590 5
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Teia d'Impulsos is a non-profit association whose main objective is the development of social, cultural and sporting projects with the ethos of equal rights and opportunities for all.
2018 in Portimão. The project promotes independence, social inclusion, quality of life and well-being to all participants, specifically to children and young people with disabilities.
The name means ‘web of impulses’ in English, which aptly describes the network of partnerships and projects created on the impulse of a group of friends.
The program aims to fill the gap in the provision of specialised holiday programs for children and young people with special needs. It provides children, young people and their families with life experiences, contact with nature and integration in the community, which in turn promotes independence and increases their quality of life.
Since March 2011, these friends have created and implemented some of the most dynamic initiatives across the Algarve. Executive board member, Maria Nobre Cavalho tells me, “The NGO was started by a group of childhood friends including doctors, architects and entrepreneurs who, after having their own children, decided they wanted to have a more active role in building a better future for the children of the Algarve”. They started with two projects – Rota de Petisco and Vela Solidária – teaching sailing to underprivileged children and now to people with disabilities. In the 10 years since they started they have 27 projects in diverse areas. One of these initiatives, the FICA project – Inclusive Vacations for the Algarve Community – started in July
There is a team of three paid employees; however, most, including Maria, are volunteers. The charity relies on the goodwill of volunteers, sponsorships and partner organisations. It is currently looking for companies who can provide activities for children to enjoy over the August holidays. If you can help, or would like to make a donation, please get in touch. With your help Teia d'Impulsos will be able expand and help more children and families in the Algarve. +INFO: teiadimpulsos.pt
