COCKATOO IGA is having a sausage sizzle to raise money for the local CFA on Saturday 20 June.
Store manager Steve McManamon is keen to meet the local community and raise funds for the CFA volunteers with this event.
The IGA is donating all the sausages and bread, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to the Cockatoo CFA.
Every sausage sold will also receive a raffle ticket to win a Jim Beam sports wheel Bluetooth speaker.
Mr McManamon has been in the supermarket trade for about 16 years, and has managed supermarkets in Warburton and Olinda.
He says he really loves working with the smaller and more community-focused team he has found at Cockatoo.
“We’ve got local staff, and are focusing on building a close-knit team,” he said.
With a dedication to community and the whole town benefiting from the store’s trade, Mr McManamon is proud to have local employees.
“There are five girls in the store, some that have been in the shop for years, and they aren’t going anywhere,” he said.
Mr McManamon says he wants to run the IGA with the best interests of staff and the town in mind.
“If the staff members are happy, then the customers are looked after and the whole store is happy,” he said.
Depending on the success of the sausage sizzle on 20 June, IGA Cockatoo will consider holding community fund-raisers once a month or so, raising money for various community groups and organisations.
So come down the IGA on McBride Street and grab a snag for the CFA, get to know Steve and say ‘hello’ to the familiar faces of the Cockatoo IGA staff.
