Pizzeria owner Adrian Stolaj is raising funds from sales of his pies to help Concord in the City agency. Staff photo.
Well-known pizzeria owner Adrian Stolaj has wrapped up a fundraiser to help a local charity from the sale of his tasty pizza.
This is the third year that Stolaj has dedicated a portion of his pizza earnings from March 18 and 19 to Concord in the City agency several doors away from his pizza shop at 3329 Lake Shore Blvd., near Twenty Seventh Street.
“I love doing this and I am doing it from the heart to help others,” said the pie maker, whose Adriano’s Pizza and Pasta restaurant has been in the same Long Branch location for 15 Years.
The restaurant is popular in the community and Stolaj can always be counted on to donate one his tasty pies to help area schools or charities.
Some of the people with challenges being helped by Concord in the City.
The Concord agency is close to his heart and he goes out of his way to help them.
The charity helps with job, education and housing solutions for people with intellectual disabilities in Etobicoke and Brampton.
Concord in the City Community Ability Initiative is focused in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities to gain job skills, independence, and working towards permanent housing.
Their daily program in Etobicoke and Brampton offers a 3:1 ratio running from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Kevin Troake and Melissa Ray started Concord in the City in 2013. Kevin taught for 10 years with the Peel Board and has a specialist in Special Education. Melissa has a Masters in Child and Youth Care with a focus on disabilities