CLUB SUP is about building community in a world that is increasingly disconnected. Heavy social media use combined with the pressures of modern life have resulted in 1 in 4 young adults identifying as LONELY. With the impacts of loneliness on physical health being as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, many countries globally list LONELINESS as a genuine health concern for young adults. The Club exists to provide a space that removes the stigma of feeling isolated or lonely — our events are authentic and organic experiences that are designed to foster real and lasting connection. Our LOVE FOR FOOD is evident. Sharing a meal unites us, and each event is marked by curiosity and care in its preparation, always accompanied by a second helping of nervous anticipation. At the Club, conversation acts as a distraction from our phones, except for the occasional exchange of numbers. As each event concludes, the invisible gap between strangers disappears, the room becomes warm, and the energy transforms into an electric buzz. Beyond the Club, friendships flourish through pub catch-ups, Sunday night lasagnas, and Friday night drinks.Club Sup is founded and hosted by Sophie McIntyre. Sophie started Club Sup in 2021 after battling with her own experiences of loneliness in her mid -twenties to then finding great friends during the pandemic. She realised that everyone should have access to great friends and started Club Sup. Sophie lives in Melbourne with her partner and cat named Bruce and hosts every Melbourne event.