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Legendary British singer Sir Cliff Richard has agreed to become a patron of Associação Madrugada, an Algarve charity that helps people suffering from life limiting illnesses.  “Having the Algarve’s most famous British personality on our side will do much to raise our profile at all levels,” said association president Alison Blair. The charity is currently planning its next stage of fund raising activities and development including Madrugada Day to be held on June 12  2010. Apart from usual fund raising activities, people have organised sponsored dining at home.

Donations collected at family gatherings such as weddings and funerals and the recent Kiss FM/PDM sponsored trip to Morocco.

“We have to raise the bar now if we are to begin offering care in the home services and ultimately the construction of our own day care and residential centre for people affected with life limiting illness,” said Alison Blair.

Another aspect of the association’s fund raising activities is its charity shop in Praia da Luz which is going from strength to strength since its opening in June.

Associação Madrugada is currently looking for more sites across the Algarve that could become charity shops. For more information about the charity, or to get involved please telephone 282 761 375 or 964 951 570.

Sir Cliff Richard has known and loved the Algarve for over 40 years. His idea to plant a vineyard at his property Quinta do Moinho provided the genesis point for the Vida Nova range of wines. Sir Cliff is very much involved in producing the wine. When in Portugal he is often seen getting his hands dirty in the vineyard or indeed his feet dirty in the winery. Visit Sir Cliff Richard's official website at www.cliffrichard.org

The Adega do Cantor or Winery of Sir Cliff Richard is situated at Guia, a few kilometres northwest of Albufeira in the middle of the Algarve.

It was built to produce wine, principally the Vida and Onda Nova ranges, from three surrounding Quintas, Quinta do Moinho, Quinta do Miradouro and Vale do Sobreiro. Producing the highest quality wine that the region can offer using a combination of traditional and innovative modern winemaking techniques.

The winery is situated at the top of Quinta do Miradouro from which stunning views of the surrounding vineyards and coast line can be seen. 

source: http://www.algarveresident.com