Fundraiser being held to help ease costs of destroyed Leslieville Elks Hall
Owners of a local cafe are putting on a benefit auction this weekend with hopes of raising enough money to help rebuild the Leslieville Elks hall that was destroyed in a fire back in December.
Theresa Jamieson and Jennifer Heyland have been raising money and organizing a benefit and silent auction since the beginning of January. They were also victims of theft after someone broke into the Hooterville Hilton Café and stole $600 that was to go to the Elks, as well as $300 out of their own till.
“The amount of support that we have had since the robbery has been just overwhelming, it’s wonderful,” says Heyland.
The hall was destroyed by fire on Dec. 29 and RCMP have charged a 17-year-old male in connection to the incident. He is facing one count of arson.