Lunch Positive’s Community Café at Pride on Preston Park this year was a great success and raised £2,764 towards the ongoing costs of running the weekly lunch club, which provides a healthy meal each Friday for people who are HIV positive. The Community Cafe was a real team effort, involving twenty-
Lunch Positive’s Community Café at Pride on Preston Park this year was a great success and raised £2,764 towards the ongoing costs of running the weekly lunch club, which provides a healthy meal each Friday for people who are HIV positive.
The Community Cafe was a real team effort, involving twenty-five volunteers and lunch club members, who together gave over 200 hours to make the event happen. People worked very hard and exceptionally well as a team – undertaking roles and tasks which were new to them, and pulling together for a common aim.
People volunteering at Preston Park served over 600 people and 400 meals within the first five hours.
Gary Pargeter, volunteer project manager, said:
“This year’s Pride was our best yet, and a fantastic event to have been part of. Preparing for and running the café was hugely enjoyable for everyone, and a great demonstration of how people work well as a team when we have a common goal and know that our individual efforts support everyone who is involved. People took on roles and responsibilities which were new, and it showed how effectively they did this by how easily we served such large numbers of Pride-goers on the day. The café was well received, serving affordable hot food and drinks, providing a seating area and also giving refreshments for emergency services. With so many people volunteering, everyone also had spare time to enjoy the Pride celebrations. We’d like to thank Pride for the opportunity to stage the café, everyone who helped promote our presence, and of course everyone who came along and supported us on the day.”
