The Lunch Positive Community Café at Brighton Pride on Preston Park this year involved record numbers of volunteers and raising £3,936 for the HIV charity.
Thirty-eight people volunteered to stage the Café, including lunch club volunteers, trustees, friends, supporters, and lunch club members.
The café was situated in the quieter Community Village area at the south end of Preston Park. Lunch Positive sold affordable hot and cold food and drinks to the public, served lunches to Pride volunteers, served free drinks to local community groups, and also catered for artists on the Main Stage.
Gary Pargeter, Lunch Positive Service Manager, said: “This was a record year for us in the number of people involved and the funds we raised. It was a hugely enjoyable day and we served over 800 people in the space of 6 hours. It was great meeting so many Pride-goers and members of the public.
“Staging the Café was a fantastic team effort with everyone working wonderfully alongside each other, helping and supporting, and hugely enjoying our place at Pride. Importantly, people became involved who would otherwise not have been part of Pride or would have felt it difficult to be at such a busy event.
“Everyone commented on how pleased they were to be part of something meaningful and to have given something back through volunteering. The funds we raised for Lunch Positive will be a big help to us to deliver and develop the service we provide at the HIV Lunch Club. Huge thanks to everyone who made the Café happen, volunteered, and who came along to support us. You’ve made a massive difference to our work.”
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