LAKEPORT – The Kiwanis of Lakeport and the volunteers of the Lakeport Fire Department hosted a most successful fundraiser for the Lake County Channel Cats and Miss Lake County Pageant last Saturday at the Lakeport Firehouse.
Four youth club's funding was sharply curtailed when the Lakeport City Council voted to not issue permits for fireworks sales in the city limits and Channel Cats President Jennifer Hanson, let the public know the impact and their need for financial help through a letter to the editor of the Record-Bee. The Kiwanis Board of Directors voted to offer help to all four organizations affected. The recent pancake breakfast was the result, with the goal met.
All the affected youth organizations were invited but summer vacation derailed the Clear Lake High Boosters Club and the Terrace Middle School Parent Teacher Organization participation.
Hanson reported this fundraiser enables them to make their third and final payment to the city of Lakeport this year, by bringing in over $4,000 from their pancake breakfast ticket sales. She extended her heartfelt thanks to all the swimmers and their families that sold tickets and she will soon announce the winners of the two bicycles donated by K-Mart to the two Channel Cats that sold the most tickets.
With donations from Amerigas for the propane and coffee from Kelsey Creek Coffee Co. the Lakeport Kiwanis were able to keep the breakfast costs down and the profits up. All food products for the more than 450 meals served last Saturday came from local food vendors; with particular thanks to Bruno's Shop Smart for their easy manner in picking up needed supplies as the morning unfolded. Thanks, too, to McDonald's and the Food Outlet for their support.
Fire Chief Ken Wells was particularly pleased the event went off as smoothly as it did and was very happy to hear the financial support for the Channel Cats and Miss Lake County Pageant met their goals.
With Channel Cats, Miss Lake County and the local Girl Scouts helping serve, a tasty breakfast was enjoyed by all that attended. The Kiwanis offered a menu of pancakes, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, with coffee, orange juice and milk and in the four hours the breakfast was served smiles radiated.
For information about the Channel Cats, contact Jennifer Hanson at 707-263-3131 and for Kiwanis, contact Eric Wheaton at 707-279-4840.
