'Pancake Festival' To Aid Lions Club In West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Many nonprofits and civic groups host popular pancake breakfasts to raise funds for myriad causes.

But how many have "Pancake Festivals?"

Saturday, April 20, the Greater Hartford Host Lions Club will host its 59th annual "Pancake Festival" at the Farmington Avenue Baptist Church, 149 Mountain Road, West Hartford.

The festival is from 8 a.m. to noon that day, and pancakes and beverages in the "bountiful breakfast buffet" are "all you can eat" for $12 for adults and $8 for children aged 12 and under.

All of the proceeds go to various Lions Club causes, including the Lowenberg Scholarship, Foodshare, Fidelco, Oak Hill School, and other charities.

This year's Pancake Festival will also feature a new, 50/50 raffle with tickets on sale for $10 with a potential prize pot of $2,500.

Tickets for the Lions Club Pancake Festival can be purchased either by emailing greaterhartfordhostlions@gmail.com or by calling Andy Stern at 860-810-6221.