Downtown Optimist Club hosts Pancake Jubilee in Meridian Tuesday
Published 6:00 am Sunday, March 5, 2017
- File photoPatrons line up for pancakes at the Meridian Optimist Club’s Annual Pancake Jubilee fundraiser last year. The annual event benefits local youth programs. This year’s fundraiser is Tuesday.
The smell of fresh pancakes cooking will fill the ballroom of the Temple Theatre in Meridian Tuesday as the downtown Optimist Club of Meridian hosts its 70th Annual Pancake Jubilee fundraiser.
The all-you-can-eat pancake meal will be held March 7, 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. In addition to pancakes, there will be sausage, syrup, milk, soda, and milk.
Organizers say the Pancake Jubilee is “Meridian’s Front Porch” where friends can gather, eat some great food, support a great cause relax and enjoy themselves all at the same time.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from an Optimist Club member, at the Temple Box Office or the door on the day of the serving or online at www.dtoc.org.
Monies from the fundraiser help support youth programs in the community: Boys & Girls Club, Boy Scouts, Cans For Kids, Shop With A Cop, Salvation Army Angel Tree, Stage 2, Debs, Little Men, Meridian Little Theater’s Youth Program, Junior Golf, Crestwood T-Ball, BSA Pinewood Derby, Parent Circle, Newspapers In Education, Leadership Lauderdale Youth, MS Scholar, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Special Olympics, and more.
