Yvonne Gardner does Christmas – AGAIN.
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Yvonne Gardner at the Midwinta Ball 2015. Photo: @DEANation
It’s December and Yvonne Gardner is in the JOY 94.9 studios which can only mean one thing – she is doing Christmas lunch AGAIN.
A true living treasure of Melbourne’s LGBTI Communities, Yvonne has been serving up lunch every Friday at the Fitzroy Footy Oval (WT Peterson Oval Club Rooms) in north Fitzroy for over 25 years.
When Yvonne first joined Dean on air to talk about the annual Christmas lunch six years ago, she declared it to be the last time. (She has said the same thing each year thereafter.)
Towards the end of today’s interview Yvonne reads a letter written by a young man on the 17th of December 1993. Its a letter from a son to his Mother for Christmas. Sadly she never received it – but it does go some of the way towards explaining why Yvonne has devoted the last 30 years of her life to people living with HIV.
Sircuit is holding a fundraising event on Sunday 13 December to support Yvonne’s Positive Attitude Inc Christmas Lunch.
Over the years many of JOY 94.9’s listeners have donated their time to give Yvonne and her helpers support in preparing for this special occasion. Christmas Eve is preparation time and all assistance is welcomed.
Call Yvonne on 9471 00 33 if you can help out.
NOTE: As per flyer, Leathermen please ensure your dogs are a leash.
Positive Attitude Inc and Yvonne Gardner present Christmas Lunch 2015
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