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When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore!!! When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine, that’s amore!!! Yes Mo Viewers, it looks like I’m in love… it all started at Luigi’s Pizza on a warm summer night, when that moon was big and bright, oh wait that’s my favorite song of all time; Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest! But it really was a supernatural delight; I could get it almost every night, as it is a fine and natural sight that could be most enjoyed dancing in the moonlight! Nothing quite like the beginning of a new relationship! Yes, I have fallen for the Smack’in Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza at Luigi’s! But I’m afraid I’ll become a two-timing cheater as the Garlic Cheesy Stuffed Bread Balls dipped in marinara are irresistible and quite addicting! So, to all you stingy MoViewers who are already regulars at Luigi’s and neglected to mention this to me, you are all in trouble with me! I love great pizza! I often make it at home because, well, mine is the best! But after my dining experience there I will likely buy it more now that I found this local gem thanks to my loyal friends, like Dana Walters of Daydreams and Nightmares and Colleen Winter of Direct Appliance, who are generous enough to share it on Facebook! So when I first spied the photos of these beautiful pies, I thought perhaps it was just advertising photos, they can’t look that good every time, but they do! It was fascinating to me that they actually hand roll the dough right there for you to see behind the glass window! The crusts edge looks like one you’d see on a specialty baker’s fancy fruit pie. As I was watching, we talked about the technique; twist, I am a part of a program called the Modestuck, and fold! But more than the eye appeal; to Leos Club; we are basically the younger the taste is what really makes it brother of the Modesto Lions Club. We are a Dana~licious new favorite! hoping to recruit some teenagers to join us Next visit I must try the garlic butter pan pizza, in making the community a better place. how does one turn that down, right?! The big We meet only once a month and do fun achoney BBQ wings looked and smelled divine tivities. The main reason our group formed as well! The have hot wings, too. Luigi’s has a was so we could help out people in need. We nice variety of pizza toppings to build your own used “flocking” as a way to fundraise for our pie or choose one of the specialty ones from projects; Flocking is when people pay us to the menu, like Rigo’s Combo has everything or stick pink plastic flamingos in their friend’s the Manly Meat lovers! They also have a few yard. Using the $150 we earned from flockunique sauce choices like BBQ, Chipotle, Mariing; we went to Wal-Mart and bought kids nara, and white garlic! Calzones available, too! who were less fortunate school supplies.
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The dining area seats up to 20, and that’s where I met another mother & her two daughters who were first timers from Patterson as they were lured in byby the Leia terrific reviews! Also, four teens Johnson sat at the counter and shared a gi-normous 20” We supplied them with backpacks, pencils, pizza. with and theirmore. appetites know rules,Even scissors, TheI don’t school was ifso they could polish it off! Leftover pizza is a grator our help. bonus in my fridg! Soon we will all get together and clean
eyeglasses to be distributed to developing nations throughout the world. Last time we cleaned over 2,000 glasses. We hung out, listened to music, and laughed while being able to help someone see better. The se are just some of the wonderful opportunities you will have by joining the Leos Club. We also would appreciate donations of good condition prescription glasses. Did you know 153 million people worldwide are in need of corrective lens, but don’t have them. Lions and Leos clubs collect millions of eye glasses each year. If you would like to try Leos out to see if you want to be a part of it then you are more than welcome to join us for a day. We have a membership drive May 9th at Modesto Bowl. If you are interested in participating, donating, joining, or trying out Leos, call Karin at (209) 595-3202 for more information.
SEPTEMBER 2016
Pete Warda is the owner of Luigi’s. James T. Jones has been the new manager for the past few months. James is very enthusiastic about the food, customers, employees and the overall Thethey American Society Relay quality bring to Cancer the community! The prideFor Life is a life-changinevent that helps our community celebrate the lives of people who have battled can remember of the business very present among Luigi’s Pizza Your asons for getting loved oneswas lost, and fi ght backthe against the disease. employees, I like that! For Life are as unique and 1905special Yosemite Blvd. Modesto 95354 involved in Relay as the story that motivates you. View Because of your support, we are creating a world with less cancer and Modesto Signature Question: James, Bea209-572-3520 birthdays! This is a wonderful in Modesto and the track is lined with tles more or Stones? 30 seconds pass, tick, tock; He event Hours: M-Thurs. 11am - 9pm really incredible booths where teams show their support, sell crafts and food to calmly said Stones as they more from his time. Fri./Sat. raise funds. There is an amazing luminary walk at11am-10pm dusk that is mazingly powerI think was ready to breaksupporting out in a Stones Sun. Noon-9pm ful. he Please consider this event, support a team or just make a donaModesto, CA jamtion. rightwww.relayforlife.org then, but he refrained! and then type in www.facebook.com/LuigisPizzaModesto
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