Lunch Positive celebrated its 5th birthday on Saturday with a community lunch at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church.
Around 120 friends, supporters, members and volunteers came along and joined in the festivities. The Mayor and Mayoress of Brighton & Hove each gave a short speech, mentioning the invaluable contribution made by volunteers, the importance of community, and the need for good social support.
Qukulele and The Rainbow Chorus gave uplifting and fun performances and everyone joined together to share a hot and cold buffet, all prepared by Lunch Positive volunteers.
Gary Pargeter, Volunteer Project Manager: “We all had a great day celebrating with our friends and supporters, and we hope that everyone enjoyed sharing time with us. It means a lot that such a wide range of people came along and joined in. It was great to see friends old and new, supporters, colleagues and people from other HIV and LGBT groups and organisations.
“Our first five years have flown by! Starting up a new organisation, remaining authenitic, continually improving and becoming sustainable is all made easier and more enjoyable through the support we’ve received from the wider community.
“Lunch Positive is provided entirely by volunteers. The contribution made by our volunteers in every aspect of our work is amazing. Over five years our volunteer team has given 25,000 hours of time, delivered 256 lunch sessions, and undertaken 1,900 hours of community event support and fundraising. Our volunteers truly are a special, hard-working, committed and fantastic group. Thank you to all of them, and everyone who supports what we do.”
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