Charities and Organisations

BRIEF  HISTORY  OF MOFTAG  (MIGHTY  OAKS  FROM  TINY ACORNS  GROW)

In 1978 Calpe was a very different place to the Calpe we know today. Still quite a small village. There was an English community but no organized social life. Kathy Whiteside, our founding  member,  was very concerned  that something  should  be done for lonely ladies. Calpe could  be a very lonely place for widows  and ladies  living on their  own. There was nowhere  to meet and socialise. It was not acceptable for ladies on their  own to frequent bars, and there  was  nowhere  else to meet people  in similar  circumstances.

So Kathy organised a Bring and Buy Coffee morning and invited all the people she thought might be interested.    25 ladies arrived and the idea of forming a club was discussed. From that humble beginning a committee was formed and a name for the club was chosen.    It was suggested   using the initials  of the following  “Mighty  Oaks from  Tiny Acorn  Grow” hence the name…. M.O.F.T.A.G

Kathy drew up a constitution. The Club’s aims were to be compassionate, creative and social, not be connected in any way to religious or political organisations nor would it be profit making.

The club quickly grew with a general meeting on the second Wednesday of each month and other activities on the other Wednesdays.     Class Groups were formed and held in the homes of members.  In later years Moftag started having a general monthly meeting at a designated venue.

To celebrate the 1st Anniversary 40 of the 53 members partook of an excellent meal at the Mirador Restaurant. It was about this time that the decision to allow husbands and men friends to join in some of the activities was taken and they often join in on the lunches and excursions.

From these early beginnings MOFTAG continued to flourish reaching a membership   of over 100 ladies at one stage.    At the present time the club still upholds its original aims.    Widows and lonely ladies are still welcomed and looked after.   Although the class groups have been dropped MOFTAG still works hard to raise money for local charitable causes and two big fundraising  events are held each year.

Amongst the charities that are regularly supported are The Red Cross, Calpe, Caritas, Maite Boronat, Children in need, single parents, Project 4 All, feeding the homeless and the Fibromyalgia association in Calpe.

Our current President Jenny Godfrey was one of the original 25 ladies and has been a member ever since. MOFTAG  is the longest  running  Calpe  Club and is a registered  Charity.