Hot breakfast on a snowy day in April hits the spot
Legion Baseball and HSLC fundraiser brings in a large crowd

[April 17, 2019]     Sunday was an odd day in Lincoln. Though it was the mid-part of April, the temperatures were cold enough that it snowed, quite a bit. Fortunately, it was also warm enough that the snow didn’t stay, but was on the ground just long enough to set the atmosphere for a warm and inviting event at the American Legion Post in Lincoln.

The day began early for the Sons of the American Legion who got busy right away cooking up delicious breakfast foods for the annual Humane Society of Logan County/American Legion Baseball fundraiser breakfast.

When the doors opened at 8 a.m. it was a steady stream of guests there to enjoy the great food while supporting a couple of really worthy local causes.

Guests enjoyed scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, bacon, ham, sausage gravy, biscuits, freshly made donuts, cut fruits, coffee and juice.

For many the pattern was to come in, fill their plates, find a seat, then rush over to the pie sale hosted by the HSLC to grab up a delicious homemade dessert to take home for later.

The pie sale (with a few cakes as well) was manned by HSLC volunteers with all the proceeds from that part of the event going to support the no-kill shelter in Lincoln. The sale also sold out before the 10 a.m. hour. Marilyn Wheat noted that they started the morning with 56 items in the sale and people were snatching them up like hot cakes!

Around the room it was fun to see so many families gathered around the tables. Young and old alike were enjoying the heart comfort food while sharing time together and of course, talking about the weather!

In the kitchen the Sons of American Legion volunteers worked steadily throughout the morning, and came close to running out of food. With so many to serve, the group had made four large pots of sausage gravy and they did run out and had to quickly put together pot number five to finish out the last half hour of the day.

The egg station was busy with one volunteer constantly stirring up the scrambled eggs, while around the corner another volunteer was kept busy cutting out those delicious donuts for the fryer.

All in all, it was a good day for both organizations with hundreds of guests served.

The money made by the HSLC will go directly to the daily operation of the no-kill shelter in Lincoln. Dollars will help with food, medical needs and supplies for the many animals the shelter serves.

The money earned by the Sons of the American Legion will support the youth baseball program that is run each year for local youngsters.

[Nila Smith]