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Pancake Breakfast Feeds Culver Charities
Firemen Host Annual Breakfast Bash By Stacy Kaper For all of the kids who thought that selling lemonade would be the shrewdest get-rich-quick plan -- to offer refreshment during the scorching summer months -- but only earned a few inconsequential quarters for their efforts, should start thinking hot-cakes as the bread- winning supplement to their allowances.After all, by hosting a pancake breakfast last Sunday, the Culver City Fire Firefighters Association was able to rake-in $5,000. Retired firefighter Roy Mitchell |
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"Everyone who is a non-profit gets a piece of the pie," said, Thomas "Mike" McCormick, Pancake Breakfast Chairman, and Culver City firefighter. All of the money raised from the event goes entirely to Culver City charities.  "We try to equal it out each year so that everybody gets their fair share," said McCormick of how the funds are divided. The Culver City Babe Ruth League, the Culver Palms YMCA, Miss Culver City, the Westside Children’s Center and the Alisha Ann Rusch Burn Foundation are just a handful of the charities who will be benefited from the Pancake Breakfast. Last Sunday marked the fifth year of the Pancake Breakfast and drew in community members and city officials  totaling approximately 500 in attendance."This year was by far the largest turn-out we have ever had," said McCormick. Hungry families and Culver neighbors devoured 125 pounds of pancake batter, 45 gallons of orange juice and 100 pounds of sausage. "We actually had to close the doors a few minutes early because we ran out of orange juice and pancake batter," McCormick said.  The Pancake Breakfast was held at Fire Station Number One at 9600 Culver Blvd. The firehouse doors opened at 8 a.m. with firefighters sizzling sausages and frying pancakes until just before 11 a.m. About 50 firefighters worked the breakfast along with an appearance of "Sparky" the firedog and a Barbershop Quartet.This year’s breakfast drew-in about $1,000 more than last year’s pancake breakfast. Admission to the all-you-can-eat fundraiser was $4 for adults, $2 for children and $3 for seniors, though several tickets were donated to senior citizens beforehand. Donations and T-shirt sales also helped add to the fund for local charities. Next year’s Pancake Breakfast is expected to be even bigger. |
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