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Rotary Pancake Breakfast Sunday, April 17

 

Scott Metzger (right) at a past Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast joins Rotarian Jerry Winter at the pancake grill. Metzger demonstrates extreme focus as he entertains the crowd of hungry customers with his “pancake flip.” This year’s annual Pancake Breakfast takes place Sunday at the Coronado Elementary School cafeteria. Photo by Joe Ditler.
Scott Metzger (right) at a past Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast joins Rotarian Jerry Winter at the pancake grill. Metzger demonstrates extreme focus as he entertains the crowd of hungry customers with his “pancake flip.” This year’s annual Pancake Breakfast takes place Sunday at the Coronado Elementary School cafeteria. Photo by Joe Ditler.

A proud tradition in Coronado since 1964, the Rotary Pancake “All You Can Eat” Breakfast will take place Sunday, April 17, at Coronado Village Elementary School cafeteria (corner of Sixth Street and H Avenue).

A simple but filling menu of pancakes, sausages, milk, juice and coffee will be served by Rotarians from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rotary’s pancake breakfast is open to the public – $7 for adults and $4 for children.

Rotarians flip pancakes, grill sausages and even share a few jokes and magic tricks at this traditional Coronado community fundraiser.

This rare photo surfaced through the California Water Company, of a Coronado Rotary meeting off site, in South Bay, circa 1939.
This rare photo surfaced through the California Water Company, of a Coronado Rotary meeting off site, in South Bay, circa 1939. Photo courtesy Coronado Public Library.

Tickets are available at the door or from one of the 235-plus Rotary members in the community.

Once again this year, Rotary members will donate their extra tickets to the military. Past President Dan’l Steward is in charge of distributing the tickets to the enlisted men and women.

“This breakfast is an ‘all hands on deck’ project for our club,” said John Garrett, pancake breakfast chairman. “Every member has a job that day, whether it’s getting to Village Elementary at 6 a.m. to set tables, flipping pancakes, or stirring up a batch of orange juice – we are all at work.”

The Rotary Clock in Coronado Rotary Plaza, serves as a constant reminder to ask ourselves the four questions for better living: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? And, will it be beneficial to all concerned?

The Pancake Breakfast is a special rite of passage for new Rotarians, who are assigned the difficult task of cleaning the pancake grills following the event. Once they have finished, John Garrett gives them the white glove treatment to be sure everything is spotless and ready for the following year.

Don’t be surprised to see the Mayor and other elected officials and local celebrities serving pancakes and working the crowd this Sunday.

Coronado Rotary has been meeting regularly since 1926. The invitational group meets every Wednesday at the Hotel del Coronado for lunch and the regular club gathering of event updates and club news. Rotary is extremely active in our community and abroad. For information on joining Rotary visit www.coronadorotary.org or call (619) 435-8334.

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Joe Ditler
Joe Ditler
Joe Ditler is a professional writer, publicist and Coronado historian. Formerly a writer with the Los Angeles Times, he has been published in magazines and newspapers throughout North America and Europe. He also owns Part-Time PR (a subsidiary of Schooner or Later Promotions), specializing in helping Coronado businesses reach larger audiences with well-placed public relations throughout the greater San Diego County. He writes obituaries and living-obituaries under the cover "Coronado Storyteller." To find out more, write or call [email protected], or (619) 742-1034.

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