By Mr. Norton
Pancake Day Chairman

Now that the aroma of pancakes and sausage has left the parish hall til next year. I can say we had another successful Pancake Day. There was some first timers that blended in with some very seasoned veterans of Pancake Day very well this year. As usual I was late getting to the church by some leaders standards who were there as early as 4:30 in the morning. I say this because they jokingly sent me a text message saying "We need a boss". Well these veterans of past Pancake Days had it all under control by the time I arrived. Mr. Blann was manning the mixer making pancake batter.  Mr. Bennett was cooking the sausage. Mr. Howell along with Mr. Money were flipping pancakes. Mrs. Howell, Mrs. Moorman and Mr. Dudley were at the counter getting to go orders ready. Mr. Johnson was eagerly waiting for dirty dishes to wash so he could show his new helper Mr. Polina what to do til Mr. Gentry could show up to help wash dishes. The day went very smoothly. With the normal busy periods around breakfast, lunch and supper times as usual. The busiest time is supper time. This is when we usually serve 600 plus people in 4 hours. Also this is the time when the scouts start showing up after school to help out. And I am glad that they show up. Because they primarily bus tables, wipe them off, and set them. People commented to me on how well the scouts did their jobs. I want to thank all of the scouts, moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, leaders and anyone else that helped make Pancake Day 2013 a success. To let everyone know this could not be done without everyones help and I say "Thank You". This is a great example of the troop motto "All for One and One for All". In closing the top three ticket sellers can have the prize money they won put in their camp fund or a gift card at a store of their choosing with the approval of Mr. Dudley and I. The top three sellers are listed as follows.
 
2nd place – 50 tickets sold – Brandon Muller – $37.50 Bass Pro gift card
2nd place – 50 tickets sold – Nicholas Arnold – $37.50 applied to Camp Fund
1st place – 76 tickets sold – Jacob Mcleod – $100 applied to Camp Fund

(Go check out more pictures from the 2013 Pancake Day in the 2013 Troop 282 Photo Collection.)