Issue No. 1986
27 July - 2 Aug 2023
COSTA BLANCA NORTH • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
HELP Of Marina Alta ‘Summer Nights Shindig’ proved to be a huge success on Thursday, Ju ly 20. The musical fundraiser night took place at Restaurant Los Arcos in Pedreguer. A to tal of €3,300 was raised to wards their latest project for the women’s shelter, the loca tion of which is kept secret. Together with funds raised from last month’s event and that from the ‘Shindig’, HELP can purchase the new dedi cated nursery cabin for chil dren who arrive with their mothers at the ladies refuge shelter. A 19squaremetre free standing resin cabin has been sourced and once a new level cement base can be built then the cabin can be installed along with electricity and wa ter, a toilet and sink. Air condi tioning has already kindly been donated. The charity received a spe cial donation of €500 from one of the evening’s talented musicians, Mick the Flute, also known as Wardy. He donated the money to HELP President Candida Wright on his arrival, which was to help towards the construction of the cabin. Mick works in Benidorm and gave his time and talent to play at the HELP event.
Credit: HELP of Marina Alta
€3,300 FOR CHARITY
SUMMER SHINDIG: Generous donations raised €3,300.
Los Arcos proved to be the perfect venue and the tables full of happy supporters of the charity really did enjoy a very special evening. The evening was hosted by Ian Bennett and led by Niamh O’Sheehan on stage who or ganised the musicians for the evening, with Niamh perform ing excellently herself. With performers like the incredible Adam Daniels on keyboard, the full house was treated to a variety of talent including Al varo, Oscar, Ros, José Luis, An drew, Karlee and Wardy. Los Arcos proved to be the
perfect venue and tables full of happy supporters enjoyed a wonderful evening. The HELP team of volun teers Julie, Janet and Katy did an amazing job of ensuring the event ran smoothly and HELP thanked them for their efforts.
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