Peel Community Kitchen set to sizzle after Rotary Club donation

The grant is part of Rotary’s Wishing Well program, which runs for six weeks over the Christmas period and collects gold coin donations from boats travelling through the Mandurah canals. 

The funds raised through the Wishing Well are then made available to local organisations and not-for-profits to carry out social projects.

This year, Rotary members managed to raise $20,000, which assisted eight organisations in the region in delivering their projects, including the Peel Community Kitchen.

Peel Community Kitchen secretary Angelo Gangemi said the funding had allowed the kitchen to purchase two commercial electric grills to renew their old equipment, which was in urgent need of replacement.

“We needed to replace the electric grillers that we used at the kitchen to help with the preparation of the daily meals,” he said.

“The units that we had been using were not built nor sold to last the demands of use for several hours each day.

“As a result, they used to burn out after a short time and we had to incur the continuous expenses of replacing them.”

The new grills will allow the organisation’s volunteers to prepare 12 toasted sandwiches at the same time, speeding up the cooking process and shortening waiting time.

“This has made a huge positive impact to our daily operations at the kitchen,” Mr Gangemi said.

“We are extremely thankful of the Rotary Club of Mandurah for their generous support.”

The grant was presented at a special event at the Mandurah Rotary Club on Monday night.