Pancake Day 2022

By Ann Cotton

Posted Feb  8, 2022 in News

Here’s something to celebrate – Pancake Day is coming up on Tuesday, March 1^st, 2022. Yes, it’s that time of year again!

Our recent Christmas celebrations were a bit different for many of us. There were limits on the number of people gathering in homes and public venues and the limits dropped before New Year’s Eve, so those celebrations were even smaller!

As we settle into 2022, we’re continuing to adjust as our community and personal circumstances change.

Will we be able to gather to celebrate Pancake Day? We hope so! And so do the people who benefit from the funds raised.

Throughout South Australia, a lot of people struggle to make ends meet. They rely on UnitingCare Emergency Relief Centres and other services to help provide food and other necessities for their families.

Please help us to support them by hosting a Pancake Day event or making a donation this year.

Since 1992, Pancake Day events have raised funds for UnitingCare organisations which provide financial and food relief to people in need, as well as aged care, hospital and community service organisations associated with the Uniting Church.

During 2021, UnitingCare Emergency Relief provided prepared meals or food items for about 200,000 meals. That’s a huge effort, which supported thousands of people.

More than just meals, they also provided a wide range of other services, including goods from op-shops and financial planning. Importantly, they made a positive contribution to the lives of clients by welcoming them into the centres.

At Lefevre Uniting Church, Stephen Bray is the coordinator of the UnitingCare Taperoo Emergency Relief Centre. Stephen and a team of volunteers are very active in sourcing food and providing meals and last year they held a Pancake Day stall at a local community event and raised $570.

‘The Pancake Day stall at the Family Expo was very successful. By working together with other community groups and the local Council, we were able to promote the Church and the Relief Centre to the community. This promotion resulted in six potential volunteers from the community expressing an interest in assisting and donating to the Emergency Relief Centre,’ said Stephen.

Pancake Day fundraising events are not just held by Uniting Church groups. Last year, 40% of the groups were not associated with the Church. They included public and independent schools, Girl Guide groups, child care centres, craft groups and businesses.

Fundraisers can be held any time during March and April, in the lead up to Easter.

Gatherings can be made COVID-Sale through a variety of ways such as distancing people, using appropriate food handling procedures and not sharing utensils. You could also be creative by not actually having pancakes! In 2021, some groups had individually wrapped treats instead of pancakes.

To find out more about Pancake Day fundraising for UnitingCare, please register online via the Uniting Church Synod website at this link or email: Turn on Javascript!.

 

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