Hill Street Country Club and Club Boutika collective make it a family affair
The forces behind the High Tea event (clockwise from bottom): Delana Delgado, Dinah Poellnitz, Alofa Gould, Astrid Gonzalez and Desiree Poellnitz. Photo courtesy of Alejandro Arreguin Villegas
Alofa Gould walks in and almost immediately bursts into tears.
Gould is an artist and musician who also happens to be in the service industry. Working on Father’s Day after a global pandemic has been a bit much. Just as quick as the U.S. celebrated “essential workers” during the pandemic, many of those same workers are on the frontline again, this time having to deal with crowded restaurants filled with often anxious and sometimes abusive customers.
But just as soon as Gould walks into Hill Street Country Club (HSCC), she is surrounded by her colleagues and friends, who offer her words of encouragement and hugs. She is in a safe space.
Read the whole article by Seth Combs for the San Diego Union Tribune