Pancakes are the order of the day on Saturday during the annual Ironton Rotary Club Pancake Day and bake sale.

Friday, February 11, 2000

Pancakes are the order of the day on Saturday during the annual Ironton Rotary Club Pancake Day and bake sale.

The event will be from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the American Electric Power building, 525 S. Third St., Ironton.

Tickets are $3.50 each for all ages, said event chairman Tim Parnell. They may be purchased from any Rotary Club member or at the door the day of the event.

The menu will include the traditional pancakes, syrup, butter, sausage, milk, coffee and juice. Take-outs will be available. Also featured will be a bake sale with items made by club members and their spouses.

"Rotary Pancake Day is a great morning where people get together to renew acquaintances and friendships," Parnell said. "Some people have come for years, and they make it an annual affair to get together with friends that morning.

"In fact, some folks even come in from out of town that morning just to socialize. Also, this is one of Rotary’s two big fundraisers each year, and the money we raise does a tremendous amount of good in the community. As always, we are hoping for a large turnout."

Club members will serve as waiters and waitresses, with the following individuals chairing sub-committees: Ray "Doc" Payne and Terry Vanderhoof, pancake griddle; Dick Thompson, Don Baker and Don Edwards, batter; John Kennedy and Ed Graham, sausage; Neil Dufore and Mike Hurley, supplies; Edie Dearfield, coffee; Kenneth Hughes, cashier; Ed Rambacher, video; Lawrence Wolfe, placement marketing; Kay Richmond, bake sale; Parnell and Dr. Danny Bentley, crew leaders; and Jerry Greenwood, set-up.

Parnell said the club anticipates between 400-600 attending the Pancake Day this year.

"All the money raised is reinvested into the local and worldwide communities," he explained. "Rotary International is a world leader in providing polio vaccines, plus funds raised will help local charitable efforts."