Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Great Neck has joined the fundraising campaign to support the Stepping Stones Lighthouse.
The national chain’s restaurant at 420 Northern Blvd. said they will donate 20 percent of their revenue from dine-in and carry-out orders on Tuesdays in February to help restore the lighthouse.
Angela DeLeonardis, general manager of the Anthony’s in Great Neck, said the founder of the chain, Anthony Bruno, likes to give back to the community.
“This is how Anthony built his business,” DeLeonardis said.
DeLeonardis said the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce, of which she is a member, approached her about supporting the lighthouse project.
“They know we’ve done different types of fundraising events through the town,” DeLeonardis said. “We know it’s an important piece of history.”
The Town of North Hempstead, which announced the restaurant’s program, said customers must mention to their server they are a supporter of the Stepping Stones Lighthouse.
The Great Neck Park District and the town agreed in September to enter into an inter-municipal agreement to raise fund to restore the lighthouse.
The lighthouse, which was built in 1877, has been in disrepair for years.
Through a partnership between the town and the Great Neck Historical Society, the town will help assist with repairs.
The town is also seeking grants, according to the statement, including $200,000 U.S .National Parks Service National Maritime Heritage Grant.
The efforts to raise funds to repair the lighthouse started in August when the parks district and historical society teamed up with the Town of North Hempstead to repair the structure, after years of neglect have left it in need of $4 million in repairs.
The National Park Service in 2012 threatened to take ownership of the lighthouse away from the town, which was awarded stewardship of the structure in 2008 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, after repairs to the structure went undone.
