Special to Iredell Free News

The Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont will hold its first annual Pancake Day – Iredell’s Happiest Day on Thursday, April 20.

The event will take place at the Statesville Civic Center from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“Events like this provide much needed funding to operate our Club which serves nearly 400 deserving students in grades K – 12,” Executive Director Clarissa Young said..

Students from 18 local public schools are served at the club’s main campus in south Statesville as well as the Club’s first satellite location at Shepherd Elementary School in Mooresville.

Event sponsors and volunteers, including “celebrity chefs” from across Iredell County, are being recruited. The event will include a half-and-half drawing as well as goods and services that will be raffled at the event. T-shirts and baseball caps will be available for purchase.

“Our event is not only a major fundraiser for us, it is designed to be a community day. Nothing is better than sharing a meal and enjoying fellowship with neighbors and friends in support of a great cause,” said Brady Johnson, director of development.

Tickets

Tickets for the event are $9 and will go on sale February 22. Tickets will be available at the club (1001 Cochran Street), from board members and staff, locations around town and on the website www.piedmontbgc.org.

About the Boys & Girls Club

Thanks to generous donors and the community at large, Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont has served the community since 2007. The club operates a quality afterschool program from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily. An eight-week summer program is provided from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily when public schools are closed for summer vacation. The club offers all children access to academic tutors, technology classes, character education, visual and performing arts, sports, games and more. All children receive free daily snacks and meals.