Once again, the Women in Business Club were there for the children of Calpe’s EMAUS House, a shelter for the protection and care of abandoned kids.

Calpe resident, Carole Saunders, who is the acting liaison between the WIBC and EMAUS, informed the members of the WIBC that a tumble dryer was needed for the shelter. The fact being that the shelter has no outside line for drying clothes, and relies on a tumble dryer - daily.

“Over the winter months, I had popped into the shelter several time, and each time it resembled a Chinese laundry with clothes everywhere,” explains Mrs Saunders. “The social worker at the shelter explained that their tumble dryer was broken.”

With nine children to attend to, the social worker was clearly in a bad way, and the women of the WIBC jumped at the chance to help. So, within two days, a cheque to buy the tumble dryer was in hand.

And, as women will be women always in search of a good bargain, Mrs. Saunders used her network of friends to find the best value for the money.

She reports, “I was having a coffee with my friend Beverly Stewart, from OCI radio and a WIBC member, and explained that the WIBC were going to buy a tumble dryer for the Calpe EMAUS house. I had shopped around and sourced various types of dryers and their prices, and decided on one that held a load of 7.5 kg, which is the maximum available. Beverly suggested we talk to her friend Lola Llinares who works for Bertomeu in Calpe. Lola is a very talented artist and Beverly and her husband Hugh had helped her in the past by securing the Exhibition Hall at the Casino Villajoyosa for her and another well-known artist, Luis Serna.”

As one good deed turns another, Lola Llinares was delighted to help and arranged a very good price for the tumble dryer, offering a discount of 100 euros.

The WIBC would like to thank Beverly Stewart and Lola Llinares for helping out. Together, we can make a difference!

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Photo – left – Carole Saunders – WIBC Liaison to EMAUS

Right – Lola Llinares – Bertomeu of Calpe