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4 | November 14, 2019 | The wilmette beacon NEWS<br />
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Wilmette scouts feed community<br />
at pancake breakfast fundraiser<br />
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Pancakes, sausage and<br />
coffee may have been<br />
the focus of the 73rd Annual<br />
Boy Scout/Girl Scout<br />
Troop 5/Crew 5 Pancake<br />
Breakfast, held on Saturday,<br />
Nov. 2, but the real<br />
icing on the cake was the<br />
valuable life skills Troop<br />
members gained while<br />
feeding nearly 1,000 people.<br />
Held at First Presbyterian<br />
Church, the long-standing<br />
event is the Troop’s<br />
largest fundraiser, meaning<br />
year-long adventures<br />
remain possible. Proceeds<br />
from the breakfast fund<br />
highly anticipated trips to<br />
popular Scout camps such<br />
as Philmont Scout Ranch<br />
in New Mexico and Sea<br />
Base Scout Camp near St.<br />
Thomas, just to name a few.<br />
Along with earning their<br />
chance to participate in<br />
such adventures, the act<br />
of hosting an event of this<br />
magnitude, from start to<br />
finish, is a learning lesson<br />
in and of itself.<br />
“Teamwork, leadership<br />
skills, organization, preparing<br />
and planning are all<br />
part of what the breakfast<br />
teaches the Troop,” Scoutmaster<br />
Ray Macika said.<br />
“Each member must sell a<br />
certain amount of tickets,<br />
so the prep work begins<br />
months before the actual<br />
event.”<br />
As the event nears,<br />
scouts must prepare the<br />
space, advertise and ensure<br />
that they have all they need<br />
to feed the masses, according<br />
to Macika.<br />
“On the day of, they<br />
work on their social skills,<br />
Please see fundraiser, 6<br />
Liam Salama (left), 12, of Wilmette, serves coffee to Bill<br />
Walsh, of Wilmette during the 73rd Annual Boy Scout/<br />
Girl Scout Troop 5/Crew 5 Pancake Breakfast Saturday,<br />
Nov. 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmette. Photos<br />
by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media<br />
Chloe Macharia, 7, of Wilmette, enjoys a plate of<br />
pancakes<br />
Rita McCarthy, 16, of Wilmette, fills up cups of orange<br />
juice.
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