The Firefighters Parade

We don't have that many community traditions in my town but very 2 or 3 years we have a big parade to raise money for the local firefighters. Farmers from the rural aereas help by donating fruit, vegetables and animals to be auctioned and the rest of us help by bidding on them. Everything that is donated arrives in decorated cars and they parade through the streets before arriving at the firefighters headquarters where the auction takes place.

Since my brother is a firefighter we always support the cause by buying something at the auction. This year's parade happened yesterday and I couldn't resist taking some photos.

My brother and his colleagues in one of the cars.

More pictures here

About Crafts & Helping Others

As I've mentioned here previously I've been very lazy lately in the crafts department. However I still had some things I had done last year and this month I decided to put them to good use. I donated 2 cloth bags decorated with decoupage to that charity auction I've mentioned previously Leilão Mão a Mão. I just hope someone likes them enough to offer some money for them!

Charity Auction

I would like to mention here a charity auction that takes place every month to raise money for several portuguese organisations devoted to helping children in need or elderly people. Each month they mention the organisation they are helping and people donate objects to be auctioned.

I'm not connected with the organisation in any way but I've bidded on several objects these past months and this time I decided to help by spreading the word, see here Leilão Mão a Mão

Dinner and Fados at B.V.M.

Yesterday we went to a charity event, a dinner with a Fado show to raise funds for the fire fighters of our home town (B. V. M.). Besides believing in helping worthy causes my brother is one of them so we had planned to attend ever since the news was released.

It went really well with a great atmosphere and I really liked the singers, none of them was a professional, just people with talent helping a worthy cause.

Fado is considered the portuguese traditional music genre. I'm sure everyone enjoyed the show very much and I wish them every success.