Sydney ANGLICARE cook up a storm at City 2 Surf
At this years City 2 Surf St Andrew’s Anglican Church Bondi and Sydney ANGLICARE partnered together to host a one of a kind café with food and family entertainment at North Bondi.
The CARE 2 Run campaign in conjunction with ‘Café ANGLICARE’ managed to raise approximately $30,000 for three of Sydney ANGLICARE’s services: The parenting/playgroup in Redfern; Emergency Relief in Darlinghurst and assistance for homeless youth through the ‘Street Outreach’ program.
Fundraising Manager at Sydney ANGLICARE, Gabriel Lacoba, said the 200 metre distance from the race finish line to the church café definitely helped attract people.
“St Andrew’s close proximity to the finish line was a huge bonus. It really helped to bring people into the café, especially young people who enjoyed the food and live music,” Mr Lacoba said.
Mr Lacoba said the CARE 2 Run campaign partnership between Sydney ANGLICARE and St Andrew’s Anglican Church was a great way to build relationships with the local community of South East Sydney and all the other tourists who attended the City 2 Surf.
“It’s great to be able to feed and entertain the runners and their families, but the way in which Café ANGLICARE raised funds for our services and opened contacts which could help to make-Jesus-known in our community, was fantastic,” Mr Lacoba said.
Candace Lamplough, coordinator of the Care 2 Run campaign, said the café was a great place for families and friends to meet up for a chat and some fun.
“Friends and family seemed to really enjoy themselves on the day. Café ANGLICARE was a fantastic place to come for great food and a rest after the race,” Mrs Lamplough said.
Mrs Lamplough said this year’s inaugural Care 2 Run campaign was fun and an excellent way to learn what to do and not to do at next year’s event.
“The 2008 City 2 Surf was a huge learning curve, even though it was a huge success, there is still room for improvement and we can’t wait to make next year’s event bigger and better,” Mrs Lamplough said.
