Submitted by Rob Hiscott
Our first community Pancake Breakfast of the 2025 season will be held at Rotary Hall on Sunday, May 18th from 9:00 to 11:30 AM! Rotarians and Friends of Rotary will be serving a delicious breakfast which includes pancakes with real maple syrup, scrambled eggs, pork sausages, hash browns, orange juice and coffee/tea. The cost remains $15.00 per adult, or $7.00 for children aged 12 and under. Rotary can now accept payment in cash or debit/credit card as we now have a card reader at the hall. This is the first of four community Pancake Breakfasts scheduled for the Sundays of each holiday weekend from May to September – we hope you can come out for a delicious breakfast and support your local Rotary Club in its fundraising efforts for the Northern Bruce community! Hope to see you there!
Rotary hosted four community Pancake Breakfasts in 2024, serving close to 800 breakfasts and raising nearly $11,000, which is returned to the community through Rotary projects and donations. We thank our many ‘Friends of Rotary’ who help out, volunteering during these Pancake Breakfasts! These events are our primary fundraisers, and we look forward to continuing the tradition of hosting four community Pancake Breakfasts in 2025!
We also thank our very generous business and individual sponsors for their support towards our community Pancake Breakfasts during 2024 and continuing into 2025! Product and financial contributions from our sponsors help to significantly defray the costs of putting on these community Pancake Breakfasts, allowing Rotary to return more money to the local community through Rotary projects and initiatives. For a list of 2024 sponsors, check out our Club website at https://www.rotarynbp.org/stories/rotary-in-review-2024.
Rotary Holds 50/50 Draw Fundraiser
Our 50/50 Rotary Fundraiser Draw has begun with a chance to win up to $2,025.00! Draw tickets can be bought for $5.00 each from any Rotarian or from local vendors in Lion’s Head (these will be identified on our social media pages – Facebook and Instagram – and our Club website). The winning 50/50 ticket will be drawn at 11:00 AM at our summer Rotary Pancake Breakfast (at the Rotary Pavilion next to Lion’s Head Beach), to be held Sunday, June 29th.
Net proceeds from this 50/50 Fundraiser Draw will go towards our Rotary Scholarships programme, in support of students graduating from Bruce Peninsula District School (BPDS)and going on to post-secondary studies.
Rotary awards up to five scholarships each year valued at $1,500 each to support students pursue their post-secondary education plans at university, community college, or through a technical trades or apprenticeship program. Rotary has been awarding scholarships to local high school graduates of BPDS since 1972, well over 50 years now!
Get your 50/50 Draw tickets early, support our Scholarships programme, and join us for the actual Draw to be made at our second community Pancake Breakfast of 2025!
