Over £2,000 raised by friends and supporters at HIV charity Lunch Positive’s 15th birthday celebrations

Friends and supporters of local HIV charity Lunch Positive raised over £2,000 for the charity at its 15th birthday fundraising party at Arcobaleno Brighton on Saturday, June 15. Over 70 people attended the event, which was hosted by Ophelia Payne with music from Hoedown Hunnies and Morgan Harris. Lu

Over £2,000 raised by friends and supporters at HIV charity Lunch Positive’s 15th birthday celebrations

Friends and supporters of local HIV charity Lunch Positive raised over £2,000 for the charity at its 15th birthday fundraising party at Arcobaleno Brighton on Saturday, June 15.

Gary Pargeter from Lunch Positive

Over 70 people attended the event, which was hosted by Ophelia Payne with music from Hoedown Hunnies and Morgan Harris.

Lunch Positive said: “Over 70 people came along to celebrate the great achievements of Lunch Positive supporting the HIV community, and lots of fun was had!

” Thank you for everyone’s generosity in buying tickets for the event and the raffle, which in total raised £2,032!

“Every penny raised through community fundraising goes directly to providing services for ever growing numbers of people.”

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