(Media release from the Rome Noon Optimist Club):
The Rome Noon Optimist Club will be “Flipping for Youth”
• 61st Annual Pancake Breakfast
• Saturday, November 20th
• Rome Civic Center on Jackson Hill
• 6:00 am until 11am.
• Tickets are $7 in advance and $8 at the door.
• Sausage is available in 1pound packets for $5.00
The event is for drive through ONLY.
The Rome Noon Optimist Club was chartered on December 3, 1948, and is about to embark on its seventh decade of providing continuous service to the youth of Rome and Floyd County. The Rome Noon Optimist Club embodies the motto of Optimist International, “Friend of Youth”, with all local club activities focusing on developing the potential and recognizing the accomplishment of the youth in our community.
The club has set as its goal this year to raise $48,000 from the pancake breakfast. All of the proceeds benefit the Noon Optimist Club’s youth-related projects in and around Rome. Youth recognition programs sponsored by the Noon Optimist Club include: High School Student of the Month, Middle School Student of the Semester, Student of the Year Awards Banquet, and Terrific Kids Awards Banquet for 4th and 5th grade students. Funds are provided to support over a dozen local youth initiatives including Grands Who Care, The Foundation Camp, Summit Quest, Cops for Kids, and the Vacation Reading Program at Sara Hightower Library.
To purchase a ticket in advance, contact any Rome Noon Optimist Club member or call 770-843-9205. Tickets are also available during normal business hours at the Last Stop Gift Shop on Jackson Hill using cash or check.
You can find additional information about the Pancake Breakfast or follow the happenings of the club by visiting their Facebook page Noon Optimist Club of Rome or their website www.romenoonoptimist.org.