Pizza was on the menu last month when Torquay Lions Club donated $10,000 for a third consecutive year to Foundation 61, for drug rehabilitation.
The pizza was a thank you to the club for another donation earlier this year for an outdoor oven, explained Cameron Sawyer, Foundation 61’s program manager.
“We are very grateful for the support the club gives to us,” he said.
“At the Lions’ recent visit for dinner, we produced all the pizzas needed from the oven.”
Foundation 61 provides drug rehabilitation at Mt Duneed for 15 participants, including two in rooms funded by Torquay Lions Club.
The club donated funds from its annual bowls day for the outdoor oven and 30 members got a taste of their proceeds on 29 November.
Club president Tricia Blane presented a $10,000 cheque to Foundation 61 to help “rebuild broken lives”.
“We have committed the club to support the centre for at least another two years,” she said.
“Torquay Lions have built a wonderful relationship with the team at Foundation 61.
“We greatly appreciate their work and we are proud to be able to help in some way.”
Foundation 61 resident Hendrick Eveleigh spoke about to the members about his personal journey and the programs and facilities at the centre.
