Costa del Sol Charities

Local opticians donate presents to vulnerable families

Thanks to the generosity of customers and the local communities around Specsavers Ópticas in Marbella and Fuengirola, more than 140 children received Christmas presents during the festive season. The two stores supported both the Red Cross Toy Collection and Asociación Hadas Caradas’ Costa Christmas Collection...

Donate a gift for the Costa Christmas Collection

Specsavers Ópticas Fuengirola is calling on people to think of those less fortunate than themselves this Christmas and support families who have been hit hard by the pandemic. The store has become the latest drop off point for this year’s Costa Christmas Collection campaign and is...

Back to cleaning the beaches and protecting the ocean in the “new normal”

VOLUNTEERS have united for a beach and underwater clean-up on the Carvajal Beach in Fuengirola, to clear the extra rubbish and plastic that has built up since the pandemic. Organised by environmental charity Mi Moana and the DivingwithNic Community Clean-Up Team, the clean-up is seen as...

Optical chain joins the campaign to collect food for those in need

Specsavers Ópticas Marbella and Fuengirola have launched a campaign to collect non-perishable food for those in need on the Costa del Sol. It has joined the Operación Kilo Campaign, thanks to a collaboration with the Costa del Sol’s Food Bank (Bancosol). Bancosol distributes food via charities and...

Specsavers Ópticas Fuengirola pledge to support Mi Moana

Environmental association Mi Moana has been created to protect the ocean. They have committed to organize one beach clean-up per month and go into schools throughout the Costa del Sol to educate the next generation and help them reduce their impact on their environment. ...

Lions Clubs in Marbella and Mijas receive support from Specsavers Ópticas

The Lions Club and Specsavers Ópticas share the same goal – to end avoidable blindness and improve people’s vision, by ensuring everyone has access to glasses. On the Costa del Sol, the stores are working with Lions International in Marbella and the La Cala de Mijas Lions to collect...

Fundraising for Sarah Almagro

Specsavers Ópticas Marbella is fundraising to help the Marbella youngster Sarah Almagro, who is in urgent need of prosthesis. She lost her hands and feet due to meningococcus, which triggered a life threatening sepsis leading to the amputations. The Marbella community are rallying around Sarah...

Charity Networking Event A Great Success

On the 20th of February the Mayor of Manilva Mario Jiménez Rodríguez and Councillors from Manilva Town Hall joined over 40 local business people at the offices of Martínez-Echevarría Abogados in Sabinillas. The event, organized by Shaw Marketing Services, Martínez-Echevarría Abogados and Manilva Town Hall,...

Networking for charity in Sabinillas

On the 20th of February, Shaw Marketing Services, Martínez-Echevarría Abogados and Manilva Town Hall are inviting local businesses to a professional networking event in Sabinillas. This bilingual event is open to all companies and freelancers on the Costa del Sol who want to expand their...

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