Below are events actually put on by MABS as well as events put on by our many supporting fundraisers in restaurants, bars and clubs around the Costa Blanca.
Nov 10th 1pm FASHION SHOW at Cheers Bar in Villa Martin, Playa Flamenca. The show starts at 1pm and will run until 4pm. The clothes are from STYLE, and it will be the new winter collection. Also there will be a raffle and also the bar will be donating money to MABS. The “Styles” are great and the prices are very reasonable. So it will be well worth a visit!
Contact: Jean on 695 075 647
Nov 12th 10am-4pm MABS BOOKSTALL at Iceland, Javea. Come along an browse the bookstall where every item is just ONE EURO! If you can donate unwanted books, please take them along to Iceland in the weeks leading up to the sale.
Nov 14/15/16 “IT’S A CRAZY WORLD” – singing, dancing and comedy from around the world will take place for three nights at Molly Malone’s at the Carabassi Complex in Gran Alacant.
Excellent value at €15 for dinner and the show. It's bound to be a sellout at this price so please book your place quickly by calling one of these numbers: 966 698 306 or 966 697 016 or 966 699 804 - Jean, Lin and Sue are standing by to take your calls!
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Nov 16th –1pm Launch of the MABS 2012 calendar at Cafe Del Mar, Rada de Moraira (CTRA-Moraira-Calpe, KM1,8 03724 Moraira ), Moraira. Call Sherry 636 560 127 or Pam 687 393 035.
Nov 29th 11am MABS COFFEE MORNING at The Sol Park Centre – the last one for 2011 - hence a Christmas theme (ie mince pies).
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Nov 30th 11.30am MABS COFFEE MORNING at Yago, Poniente Beach (opposite the Red Cross booth on the beach. Come along and find out how to be a volunteer for MABS!!!
Nov 30th 8pm ASPECTS OF MUSICALS stars Rob Sweeney and features Gill Henry.
SORRY - SOLD OUT!!!
Dec 3rd 10am – 2pm ALL WELCOME AT AN XMAS TABLE TOP SALE at SECURISTORE C/SAGRA ( INDUSTRIAL ESTATE) ONDARA. MABS will have a book sales so please come along to Securistore which is quite near to the Las Marinas shopping complex which can be seen from the N332 and the Motorway
Dec 3rd 7.30pm MABS XMAS EVENT at Browns Restaurant, at the Colmar; just outside Campello and heading toward Benidorm, it’s on your right. Good food, good company and good music all for €15 per person. Contact Lorri on 965 955 288
Dec 6th 2.30pm GET TOGETHER CHRISTMAS BAZAAR being held by the Gran Alacant Area Office at Molly Malone’s Bar at the Carabassi Complex. Free Tea/Coffee and Mince Pies plus a chance to find out more about MABS and how you could become involved. Contact: Jan 966 697 754
Note for editors: As MABS grows we are constantly in need of more volunteers. If you think your readers or listeners may have time on their hands; please think of ways you could help us to encourage them to join us. Thank you. There are now four main branches and several area offices of the charity in many geographical areas from Valencia to Gibraltar. All need their Volunteers: Supporters, Drivers, Translators and, indeed, people who can ‘just be a buddy’ who’ll pop in for a cuppa, do a bit of shopping or just be there to listen. MABS Cancer Support Group offers support and kindness to cancer patients. The support group was started in 1999 by Jacqui Phillips MBE along with others who had been affected by cancer but had no one in Spain to turn to for advice and support. Together they decided that those who don’t speak Spanish should not have to worry - like they’d had to - about translation between themselves and medical staff, the lack of technical information about their cancer, transportation to and from hospital appointments and support for family and friends. The ladies were firmly determined to address all these things, and more, for cancer patients in the future. Today MABS helps all nationalities, including Spanish speaking residents. MABS Cancer Support Group is registered charity number 7261.
For more information on MABS Cancer Support Group please contact:
Linda Richardson, Tell: 966 856 379
On Monday, 15th August, with the temperature above 30° C, most people were thinking of ways to stay cool: cold drinks, a dip in the pool, a cool shower, or a lovely, refreshing swim in the sea. Not so for Terry Rooke, who decided to do something completely different to help other people affected by cancer; he was going to have his legs waxed, just like Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon did in that famous film ‘Some Like It Hot’.
These ‘challenges’ are often thrown down after a few drinks for a bet, but not so for Terry, who had the full backing of his partner, Sue, to give him encouragement. The decision was made in the cold light of day without a drop of alcohol in sight: Terry was having his legs waxed to raise money for MABS Cancer Support Group in Mazarrón. Fully qualified beauty therapist, Vivienne O’Neill, from the Fuchsia Beauty Clinic, was there to introduce Terry to the wonders of waxing, giving her time for free. As Terry laid smiling on the bed, Vivienne carefully smoothed wax on his legs. As she smoothed on the first strip and swiftly whipped it off, Terry’s smile seemed to turn to a grimace, but he remained undeterred until both legs had been thoroughly de-fuzzed. Sponsored by friends and relatives, Terry’s endurance paid off, raising the princely sum of 150 € for MABS Mazarrón. “I’m sure Terry will agree that waxing isn’t for wimps and we’re really grateful that he was brave enough to raise such a handsome sum for us in this whacky way.” commented MABS Director, Lyn Baines. “We rely totally on donations and fundraising events like this one, so please get in touch with us if you have an idea, no matter how crazy it may be!”
