A generous Penticton business owner is once again stepping up to help out workers affected by COVID-19 restrictions.

Don Gigliotti, the owner of Corleone鈥檚 Pizzeria and Caff猫 D鈥橧talia, first used his newly opened pizza shop Corleone鈥檚 to offer free pizza to anyone affected by the first-round of COVID-19 layoffs in 2020.

Now, as B.C. announced restrictions that put an end to indoor dining from March 30 to April 29, Gigliotti has once again offered to help people out.

Gigliotti is offering free coffee and a bag of small biscotti cookies from his newest venture, Caff猫 D鈥橧talia, to people who may now be facing a temporary layoff or fewer shifts at their restaurant.

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鈥淲hen COVID first hit, we had just opened our sister company Corleone鈥檚 and dealt with the many challenges that come with opening a new business 鈥攅specially during a pandemic. We tried our best to help the community where we could,鈥� Gigliotti said on Facebook.

Like many other businesses, Caff猫 D鈥橧talia will also be forced to transition to take-out only until April 19th.

鈥淲e know the news today will impact not only us but so many others in the hospitality industry. We know many of our friends and peers will face reduced hours, or perhaps even lose their jobs,鈥� Gigliotti said.

鈥漇imilarly to what we did at Corleone鈥檚, we want to support our fellow hospitality workers by offering complimentary drip coffee as well as a goodie bag of mini biscotti as a sign of our love and empathy during these continuously trying times. We will be doing this as long as we can, and we hope you鈥檒l take us up on it.鈥�

Caff猫 D鈥橧talia is open for take-out from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

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