Logan County breaks its cabin fever at the Zion Lutheran School Breakfast Fundraiser

 

[February 05, 2024]    On Saturday morning, it appeared that many Logan County residents chose not to sleep in, in exchange for getting out to the Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser to benefit the school and its many programs.

The parking lot at the school filled early and remained full through mid-morning. So busy was the breakfast that the school made arrangements for overflow parking on the far north edged of the Farm and Home Supply parking lot. A shuttle bus was offered for those who took advantage of the overflow parking, and those patrons were delivered to the front door of the school, then when they were done with breakfast were chauffeured back to the off-premises parking lot.

Inside, the school gymnasium was set up with tables and chairs for guests who chose to dine in, and tables were filled with happy folks, enjoying a meal of pancakes and sausage while visiting with family and friends sitting nearby.

The annual breakfast also included the traditional silent auction with close to 200 items being offered, all donated by local businesses and individuals. There was also a few very special tables with baskets that had been donated by the families of specific classrooms at the school.

A bake sale was also very popular with items flying out the door as diners left the gymnasium.

In addition to the sausage on the plate, patrons had the opportunity to support the school by pre-ordering packaged meats to take home for the freezer.

It was reported that this year, the fundraiser required 13 hogs in order to assure that there was plenty of prepared meat for breakfast and plenty of meat to fill all the orders for packaged meat.

The Zion Lutheran breakfast also seems to be the day when Logan County comes out of hibernation. From Christmas, through the month of January, there is not a great deal going on out in the community. So, when breakfast day comes around, it seems that everyone is ready to wipe off their cabin dust and break the cabin fever with a morning at Zion School.

[Nila Smith]