Together We Thrive: Val Williams’ Enduring Impact On Costa Del Sol

The Costa del Sol, pinch its aureate beaches and lively expat nightlife, is much than conscionable a picturesque flight – it’s a haven wherever organization conquers loneliness.

Expats shape a tight-knit family, agreed by a shared purpose. At nan bosom of this vibrant organization is Val Williams, whose life and activity done nan Simply Thriving Group person made her an illustration to travel and a awesome of togetherness.

Val’s early years were shaped by hardship. As a child, during nan war, she was forced to fly Malta, becoming a refugee, and endured poorness aft her father’s death. Driven to flooded nan stigma of being poor, she built a successful career, owning restaurants and a edifice by nan property of 28 and a mansion pinch 55 acres by 32. Yet, wealthiness didn’t bring happiness. “Money isn’t everything,” Val realised. “Friends, care, and organization matter more.” This epiphany yet led her to shape nan Simply Thriving Group, now 2,200 members strong, and dedicated to encouraging togetherness while offering a helping manus to those successful need.

Her effect resonates deeply. During nan pandemic, Val launched nan Simply Surviving inaugural to combat lockdown isolation and raised €60,000 pinch Alan Boardman successful support of section charities, families, and businesses. Her activity pinch nan Friends of nan Theatre Association, including nan 30th day of Fuengirola’s Salón Varietés, brought group together done shared passions. And her book, A Pickled Past, inspires others to worth organization complete competition.

As Val prepares for a hep cognition successful August 2025, announced connected her Facebook page, nan organization raises a solid to “our Val”, wishing her a speedy betterment and eagerly awaiting her return for nan Simply Thriving Late Summer Soirée successful September, organised pinch Nathan Dean. Val’s mantra, “loneliness must beryllium avoided; friendliness and clip are vital”, defines nan Costa del Sol, wherever everyone tin thrive together.

Michel Euesden, CEO of Euro Weekly News, says, Val has been nan backbone of nan organization for respective years, and I cognize personally nan number of group she has helped emotionally and financially, softly and without fuss. She doesn’t do it for accolades aliases praise; she does it because she cares and because, to her, group matter. NOW SHE MATTERS to us. A hep cognition astatine her property is nary mean feat. She will request help; she will request visitors, shopping to do, nutrient preparing, and her small four-legged pal will request stepping – truthful it is our clip to springiness backmost to nan small female pinch nan biggest of hearts, and nary connection will beryllium refused. It will beryllium welcomed gladly, arsenic our August ngo is to get VAL BACK ON HER FEET, and together we will do it! So let’s commencement planning.”