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Charities in Malaga, Alicante and Almeria receive 24 tonnes of food for the increasingly vulnerable in Spain
CHARITIES from Malaga, Alicante and Almería have received 24 tonnes of food donations from Grupo ASV throughout July, 2021. They supplemented the important work done...
Guests don their gladrags for cancer appeal as Legends music venue reopens for first time in 15 months
THE LEGENDARY venue was sold out three times over as guests took a trip back to the 60s at a major fundraiser on the...
Fundraising bid to help forest school in Spain blossom
MORE than €2750 has already been collected to boost pupils’ extracurricular activities at Pan y Cacahuetes thanks to a dedicated squad of parents and...
![Cala Nova Cancer Charity Volunteers [9239]](https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cala-Nova-Cancer-Charity-volunteers-9239-324x160.jpg "Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000")
Fighting cancer: Mallorca’s Cala Nova Cancer Care charity raises €400,000
CALA NOVA Cancer Care Charity Shop in San Agustin has helped raise over €400,000 for various cancer charities since it opened and most recently...
Britain’s ‘richest plumber’ Charlie Mullins helps raise €10,000 for charity close to his heart in Spain
BRITAIN’s richest plumber and his pals have raised €10,000 for a charity close to their hearts. Charlie Mullins, who has a holiday home in La...
Olive Press readers raise over €5,000 after report of charity funds running dry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BIG REDS Animal Association, based in Catral (Alicante), received “unbelievable” donations of over €5,000 after The Olive Press revealed they were in “panic mode”...
Fuengirola expats rally to help save Spain’s iconic only English speaking theatre
A GROUP of amateur actors in Fuengirola are rallying to help save Spain’s only English speaking theatre. A fundraiser has been launched to protect the...
Restaurant in Spain’s Ibiza launches inspiring campaign to feed hundreds of struggling families this Christmas
Inspirational campaign to help the hungry plans to go global
Popular optician chain launches Christmas food collection points throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca
SPECSAVERS Opticians across the Costa Blanca have teamed up to collect food donations for vulnerable people in the region. Staff are collecting items throughout this...
Horse rescue centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca goes international as it expands operations into Switzerland
ROJALES' Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre is going international after gaining official recognition as a charity in Switzerland. It means both fundraising and the re-homing...
Community pulls together to help food bank robbed of stock for the needy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Almoradi-based charity has had its storage facility robbed of stock meant for food parcels. Big Reds was keeping hundreds of euros worth of groceries...
Expat ‘Superhero’ smashes target raising funds for rare genetic condition affecting 18,000 Brits and Spanish
A BRITISH expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca has tripled his target in a fundraising campaign for his rare genetic condition. The charity he partnered with,...
Expat community group saves charity from bankruptcy on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GROUP of expats in Torrevieja have prevented homeless charity Reach Out going bankrupt amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The 'U3A' group is a self-help organisation...
Italian woman wins Picasso painting worth €1 million from €100 raffle ticket
AN Italian woman has won a Picasso painting that’s worth €1 million in a raffle.
EXCLUSIVE: Expat schoolgirl on Spain’s Costa del Sol raises over €1,000 for two local charities amid coronavirus lockdown
AN enterprising expat schoolgirl has raised over €1,000 for two local charities through a COVID-19 lockdown campaign.
A restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol is selling prepaid vouchers to use once the restaurant reopens, with proceeds...
A RESTAURANT on the Costa del Sol has been offering customers the opportunity to buy prepaid vouchers, to use once the restaurant reopens.
Real Madrid and Wales superstar, Gareth Bale, donates €575,000 to a Welsh health charity to help fight coronavirus
GARETH Bale has donated €575,000 to a Welsh health charity.
EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol wears a dog cone non-stop for five days to raise money...
A BRITISH expat on the Costa del Sol has been wearing a dog cone to raise money for a dog rescue charity.
Insurance broker on Spain’s Costa del Sol run by British expat raises almost €12,000 for charity
AN insurance broker on the Costa del Sol run by a British expat has raised almost €12,000 for charity.
Charities and police combine to help feed Costa Blanca migrant communities during lock-down crisis
THE ALICANTE Food Bank and several charities have combined forces with Guardia Civil to collect and distribute food parcels among migrant communities in the...
Costa del Sol hire car company Helle Hollis donates €1,000 to CUDECA cancer charity
Since 2009, when Helle Hollis started a collaboration with CUDECA, it has donated almost €10,000
British builder walks length of Spain with his Podenco pooch for charity
“We really need to help dogs like this and for people to change attitudes to them”
URGENT APPEAL: Big-hearted expats sought to save 20 Costa Blanca dogs from ‘uncertain future’
AN urgent appeal has gone out to save 20 dogs as a Costa Blanca charity faces losing it’s home. Pet charity, APAH, of Pilar de...
Costa Blanca cancer charity in urgent appeal to help reach milestone figure
CARING expats have sent out a request for prizes and donations to Costa Blanca community in bid to bring their total raised to €500,000. Since...
‘Greedy’ landowner sells expats’ animal refuge land near Costa del Sol meaning 800 animals could be killed
“The ruthless owner has already shown his true colours,” said a foundation spokesperson
New monkey adventure park gets big cash boost after safari fashion show in Gibraltar’s Ocean Village
Businesses from the Gibraltar leisure area teamed up to make the 'Go Wild for Fashion' night a runaway success
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