Inland Empire Community Newspapers • September 26, 2013 • Page A11

Pancake breakfast, volunteer day planned to benefit Heritage Park

By Yazmin Alvarez

In efforts to raise funds andcontinue the development ofan educational park, a pan-

cake breakfast followed by a com-munity service day will be heldthis weekend in Redlands.The breakfast— hosted by theRedlands Service Club Council—is planned from 8 to 10 a.m. at TheAsistencia, 26930 Barton Road inRedlands. Proceeds from the eventwill help complete construction atthe adjacent Heritage Park andsupport the remodeled HistoricAsistencia hands-on MuseumRoom, which is a field trip stop toall 4th grade students in the Red-lands Unified School District, aspart of the Heritage AuxiliaryTours of the Assistance League.For $5, service club supporterscan delve into a generous amountof mixed fruit, two sausage links,a heaping scoop of scrambled eggsand two fluffy, warm buttermilkpancakes—all served up fresh bymembers of the Kiwanis Club ofRedlands Noon.Organizers plan to have hands-onactivities for children of all ages,including artifacts and old house-hold tools at the Asistencia duringthe pancake breakfast.Once stomachs have settled,guests are encouraged to “workoff” their hearty meal by volun-teering for a community cleanup atthe nearby Heritage Park site.Organizers are looking for help-ing hands to assist with pullingweeds and other beautificationprojects at the park. Volunteers areasked to bring gloves and shovels,and any extra tools or supplies thatcould be of use during the cleanupevent.A previous pancake breakfastwas held in August, selling morethan 500. Organizers are hopingthe turnout is the same for Satur-day’s volunteer day. Renovations at the Asistenciabegan in April and a communityservice day April 27—which in-cluded more than 2,000 volun-teers—launched the developmentof Heritage Park.“We’re encouraging people tocome to the breakfast, then volun-teer an hour in the park,” said RosePalmer, vice president of the Red-lands Service Club Council. The Redlands Service Council,which is providing financial sup-port for the projects, is spearhead-ing the renovations and park

development, said MicheleNielsen, curator of history for the

San Bernardino County Museum.Tickets for the breakfast are $5

per person or $25 per family. Tick-ets can be purchased through the

Redlands City Clerk’s office, 35Cajon St #4 in Redlands.

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Volunteers are sought to help with clean-up projects at HeritagePark in Redlands Saturday. The beautification projects will helpmove along the construction of the educational park.

IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ

A pancake breakfast to support renovations at the Asistencia in Redlands along with the develop-ment of the adjacent Heritage Par, will be served up Saturday by Redlands Service Club Counciland Kiwanis Club of Redlands Noon members.