It’s Saguaro’s time to shine with TIHAN’s Poz Café!

Saguaro is a long-time faith community partner of the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN), a local non-profit that brings together religious, secular, corporate, and non-profit organizations to create an inclusive support network for people living with HIV.

One of TIHAN’s ministries is a monthly lunch for people in the wider community who live with HIV/AIDS. This event is known as Poz Café, TIHAN’s monthly lunch for people living with HIV. It’s an opportunity for them to get out of the house, take a break, meet other positive people, and enjoy great food! Volunteers from local faith communities (that’s us!) provide a fantastic, delicious, and nutritious lunch. This is followed by time to “hang out,” chat, participate in a game or two of bingo, enjoy the raffle of fun and useful gifts, and receive a CarePackage. 

On March 21, Saguaro will co-sponsor the monthly lunch with Southside Presbyterian, St. Michael’s Episcopal, and All Angels Episcopal. All of us can help! Shop for donations, decorate grocery bags, create centerpieces, or volunteer in-person!

All donations must be received no later than March 17 and can be brought to church on Sundays and throughout the week. 

Our Poz Café coordinator at Saguaro is Terry Bagwell and she will answer your questions and keep track of commitments. Thank you SO MUCH, Terry! 


Like to shop? We need:

  • 240 rolls of 2-ply toilet tissue

  • 120 small bottles of bleach or disinfecting household cleaner. Wipes are acceptable.

  • 120 bottles of shampoo 

  • Five $15.00 gift cards to Fry’s, Walmart, etc. for the raffle/bingo prizes. Please leave these with Shawna in the office.


Feeling artistic or enjoy crafts? We need:

  • People to decorate the 60 grocery bags that are in the church office. Pick them up, decorate them at home, and return them to the church office no later than Sunday, March 17. Instructions will be with the bags.

  • People to create 7 or 8 table centerpieces in a spring/green theme. If you are willing to make these or some of them, please notify Terry Bagwell so she can keep track.


Enjoy volunteering in person?
We need volunteers on March 20 and/or March 21, March 29. Please notify Terry when you would like to volunteer.

Wednesday, March 20, 9:00-11:00 am at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church:
One to three volunteers will drop off donations and put together Care Packages.

Thursday, 9:30 – 1:30pm at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church:
Three to five volunteers are needed for:

  • Event set-up

  • Greet, check-in and socialize with CarePartners

  • Serve buffet meal and help bus tables

  • Distribute CarePackages to CarePartners 

  • Event clean-up

  • Help transporting supplies back to the TIHAN office

Volunteers will eat after all CarePartners and guests are served.

Friday, March 29, 11:30-2:30 at Cornerstone Fellowship:
One or two volunteers are needed for a drive through for CarePartners who were unable to attend Poz Café.

Wende Gonzales