Inland Empire Community Newspapers • September 26, 2013...
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Inland Empire Community Newspapers • September 26, 2013 • Page A11 Pancake breakfast, volunteer day planned to benefit Heritage Park By Yazmin Alvarez I n efforts to raise funds and continue the development of an educational park, a pan- cake breakfast followed by a com- munity service day will be held this weekend in Redlands. The breakfast— hosted by the Redlands Service Club Council— is planned from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Asistencia, 26930 Barton Road in Redlands. Proceeds from the event will help complete construction at the adjacent Heritage Park and support the remodeled Historic Asistencia hands-on Museum Room, which is a field trip stop to all 4th grade students in the Red- lands Unified School District, as part of the Heritage Auxiliary Tours of the Assistance League. For $5, service club supporters can delve into a generous amount of mixed fruit, two sausage links, a heaping scoop of scrambled eggs and two fluffy, warm buttermilk pancakes—all served up fresh by members of the Kiwanis Club of Redlands Noon. Organizers plan to have hands-on activities for children of all ages, including artifacts and old house- hold tools at the Asistencia during the pancake breakfast. Once stomachs have settled, guests are encouraged to “work off” their hearty meal by volun- teering for a community cleanup at the nearby Heritage Park site. Organizers are looking for help- ing hands to assist with pulling weeds and other beautification projects at the park. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves and shovels, and any extra tools or supplies that could be of use during the cleanup event. A previous pancake breakfast was held in August, selling more than 500. Organizers are hoping the turnout is the same for Satur- day’s volunteer day. Renovations at the Asistencia began in April and a community service day April 27—which in- cluded more than 2,000 volun- teers—launched the development of Heritage Park. “We’re encouraging people to come to the breakfast, then volun- teer an hour in the park,” said Rose Palmer, 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 Michele Nielsen, 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, 35 Cajon St #4 in Redlands. IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ Volunteers are sought to help with clean-up projects at Heritage Park in Redlands Saturday. The beautification projects will help move 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 Council and Kiwanis Club of Redlands Noon members.
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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.
IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ
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.
