DINO MAKING one of his finest pies to help the needy or those living in hunger.
DINO (left) with volunteers on their way to feed the needy in a Toronto Shelter. Photo by Tom Godfrey.
Good Samaritan Dino Aria has been feeding the less fortunate in the community with his delicious wood burned pizza for many years.
Aria, the owner of Dino’s Wood Burning Pizza, and some of his team on May 8, continued with their good deeds by feeding members of a shelter with 100 slices of his homemade pies.
“We are taking these to help feed people in a shelter in the downtown area,” he says from his 820 The Queensway location. “All the slices are individually wrapped for public health reasons.”
He also has another restaurant at 871 Kipling Ave.
Liberal MP James Maloney stopped by the restaurant that day to pick up a pizza and show his support for Aria and his drive to help those in need in the community.
The slices were taken in a convoy of vehicles to the shelter, where it is distributed to those who are hungry and in need.
The colourful pizza maker has previously donated free pies to frontline emergency workers involved in the fight against COVID-19.
He is proud of the charity work he and his employees have conducted before and during the pandemic, such as donating hundreds of slices to frontline workers, those experiencing homelessness, poverty or in dire need.
His wood-burning pizza has been a staple in the city for more than 20 years.
“We have to live with our community and support our community and we expect that our community will help us,” Aria says. “Everything is mutual.”
You can contact Dino’s Wood Burning Pizza for a bite at 416-259-0050.