Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast on Sunday

It’s pancake time! The 42nd Annual Boy Scout Troop 1 Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 6 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Neary School cafeteria. In addition to the pancakes, scouts will serve up sausage and ham, coffee, tea, milk, and OJ. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat, so you’re sure to leave happy.

The pancake breakfast is Troop 1’s primary fundraiser. Proceeds help support scout activities and service projects throughout the year. The money will also go toward the troop’s trip to Alaska this summer.

At the breakfast the scouts will also hold a U.S. Forces Drive. Please bring a non-perishable food item, a personal hygiene product, or an entertainment item (books, DVDs, CD, etc.) to donate. You can also make a cash donation. The troop drive has been organized by Ricky Scott as part of an Eagle Scout project.

Scouts went door-to-door selling tickets to the breakfast a few weeks ago, but if you missed them not to worry. You can purchase tickets at Neary the morning of the breakfast or in advance by emailing 1PancakeBreakfast@gmail.com. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for seniors and kids 6-12. Kids under 5 eat free.

(Photo posted to flickr by Or Hiltch)

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Jeff
13 years ago

I am very disapointed in the planning that went into this years pancake breakfast. I have gone for decades but did not go this year. The boy scouts came to my door selling tickets at 4:50PM the night before. Other people in town have told me that they never got to buy Chistmas wreths either, I bought my usual two. I think the adult organizers for the boy scouts need to get on the ball. Rushing around selling tickets to an event the night before does not send a good message to our children when they have had weeks to prepare.

Mike Hanigan
13 years ago
Reply to  Jeff

In addition to the door to door sales, these events are also posted at the transfer station, at the library, on this blog and many other places in town.

I think its great to have the kids going door to door, with a parent on the street nearby. The more adults they meet in person now, the better prepared they will be when they meet some of the bloggers here! (Only kidding!)

GREAT job by the Scouts and their parents!!!!!

Kate
13 years ago

Jeff: my family attended the pancake breakfast as usual this year. In fact, it’s our favorite community event of the entire year! We tend to stay for about two hours and enjoy connecting with old friends. Thanks to our friendly local scout, we can always rely on receiving our wreaths and a reminder about the breakfast. This year I would imagine that going around selling tickets was somewhat of a challenge, given the terrible weather conditions for much of the season. Perhaps you should contact the Boy Scouts to get their feedback.

Sue
13 years ago

Jeff, I can’t speak for the Boy Scouts’ pancake breakfast but my son is a Cub Scout and I know exactly how the wreath sales work. Planning takes place months in advance. Scouts are assigned routes and it’s their responsibility to cover those routes within a very specific timeframe. The vast majority of them do just that since they know people in town are expecting them. Also, it’s the only fundraiser for the Cub Scouts so it’s critical for Pack finances. The Boy Scouts’ pancake breakfast is very likely run the same way.

It’s really unfortunate that you and some others you know weren’t approached in a timely manner- or at all. I can assure you, though, that the majority of the Scouts, their parents and the adult organizers are “on the ball” when it comes to these fundraisers and take them very seriously.

southborough mom
13 years ago

Thank you Sue and Kate for your support. I am a mother of boy scouts and a cub scout. The roads were indeed treachorous, and I was hesitant to send them out. They did make it out several times. And yes even Saturday night for the last big push!! Jeff, you can always buy them at the door and thank you for your support in the past. I hope you come back next year!

Amy
13 years ago

Tremendous effort from both the Boyscouts and their parents to put this breakfast together. Again the roads were trecherous this winter barely enough room for one car nevermind a boy walking down. I am sorry a scout did not get to your door Jeff- on the flip side I had a gentleman yell at my son for bothering him one afternoon as he tried to sell tickets. Selling door to door is a very scary thing for many of these boys and does not come easy to all of them. Thankfully my son was able to continue and had wonderful support from other houses. I too hope you come back next year!

carrie alpert
13 years ago
Reply to  Amy

i agree with you Amy that selling door to door is frightening and that navigating the icy walkways and such only adds to it the experience of it often being uncomfortable. with that said, i would not buy my Chanukah candles from anyone else :) and look forward to the knock at the door in the late fall. I always remind the scout–even if he is with a parent to be safe and good luck selling. Pay it forward and keep these organizations afloat.

Former Scout Mom
13 years ago

As a former scout mom, I know firsthand how much work these type of projects are and for reasons beyond everyone’s control, sometimes the tickets/wreaths/raffles don’t get sold by a small contingent. But I must give a huge round of applause to the current scout (all kinds) leadership for the unprecedented success in the Scouting For Food initiative for the Food Pantry. It seemed like I could not turn a corner in this town without being reminded by a poster or lawn sign and the results were quite impressive. Even I remembered to put my bag out. It is a great program to make it easy for us who no longer have scouts or kids in the schools to be able to conveniently and painlessly contribute to such a worthy organization. Cudos to all of you in leadership and all the scouts who helped this important activity in our community. You are clearly doing things right!

Kelly Roney
13 years ago

I didn’t get to the breakfast this year, but I knew about it, despite the fact that the scouts had no way to get through the snow to my front door, since I hadn’t shovelled the walk. They left a flier.

It was a challenging winter to be out selling tickets.

Jeff
13 years ago

Amy, if a man yelled at your son for trying to sell tickets then he is not a gentleman. I am dissapointed to here that happened. No reason for that. I am glad he pressed on as it is a great life learning exsperiance to be able to sell and raise money for the cause.

Mike, I know the information sounds easy enough to get but I have a full time job that takes sometimes 12 hour days and requires I be available 24. Unfortunetly I do not have the time to stay involved as much as I would like and rely on the boys to come to the house as a reminder. They have always done so in years past. This blog is nice but I don’t always have the time to participate in it as well. I always like to participate. I also realize that a lot of people love the transfer station as a place for information and meeting but I use it for other reasons and don’t like to spend a lot of time there.

Southborough Mom, I would have loved to buy them at the door and would have if I had more notice. Time is tight, as it is for a lot of us and I would have made arangments to have that free time with advance warning.

From what i have read here I guess the weather was a factor. The roads being as narrow as they were is a very valid point. Having the boys get hurt over pancakes is definetly not what I want. I am still disapointed I missed the event.

I look forward to next year.

carrie alpert
13 years ago
Reply to  Jeff

Jeff,
there will be next year! sounds like you like to participate but do not always have the time, like lots of people–join the blog when you can.
hope you join us again soon

southborough mom
13 years ago

Are we still debating this?

Amy
13 years ago

Being new to scouts this year I was happily surprised to see how many people enjoy this event and look forward to it every year. The scouts do have huge routes to cover and it can be a challenge. Jeff, I am glad to see you and many others look forward to it- This was a big fundraiser for the boys as they are going to Alaska this summer.

HelenL
13 years ago

I had 2 boys to drive around more than 100 houses on each route… with people’s schedules, and night falling early still, the only time available was on weekends, which are also hard to fit in due to other activities and weather. So many people weren’t at home, and SO many houses did not have their walkways shoveled out – for many of the houses the only access was through the garage. And due to the 4 foot snowbanks and narrow roads, I didn’t even let them do a couple of more traveled roads, as it just wasn’t worth getting killed for (especially since so many people said no to them if they were at home). Between the weather and the economy, I was really nervous that this year’s breakfast wouldn’t be as much of a success as last year’s… but it was a wonderful time! And we even had “normal” size tables and chairs set up for folks that can’t sit in those elementary size stools.

We hope everyone understands that the scouts cannot go out alone on these routes, and when both parents also work, it makes it much more difficult to get them out to sell. But we left many flyers in mail boxes, sold at the Transfer Station, and posters were everywhere, and you can always buy at the door for the same cost.

Its a great fundraiser for the scouts, and pays for many of the activities they’ll do year-round such as summer camp and the Alaska trip this year. If you did go to the Pancake Breakfast, you’d have seen all the scouts working hard, the older boys directing the younger ones. The parents are there to supervise and direct, but the boys are the ones who are learning and gaining experience. One of my sons finds it really difficult to go door to door, while it comes naturally to the other, but they both managed to get out there and help each other out. I remember going to this Pancake Breakfast when my brothers were in Scouts when I was a kid, and its nice to see that its still around, and, at such a great price!

Thank you to all who attended, made donations of time and money, and to our advertisers and sponsors as well. We couldn’t do it without you, and though we’re all exhausted at the end of the day, it was a great day!

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