It’s been
almost two months since we’d had a trooping event in northeast Ohio. After a VERY busy 2012, many of us
could do with a few weeks off, time to take care of family business, work and just
recharge the batteries for another year.
Taking a break is GOOD, but it’s time to go back to work; and there’s no
better way to start your “trooping” day then with a good breakfast!
Over the
weekend, Great Lakes Base, Ohio Garrison and Rancor Clan came together at the
Canton Memorial Civic Center for the Rotary Club of Canton annual “Pick Your
Prize” raffle and pancake breakfast – an event that helps fund several local
programs, including: RYLA, Rotary Scouts, Interact
Club, Done In A Day with Junior Achievement, Sponsored Philomatheon Society
Annual Picnic, Crime Prevention Program, Secured District Simplified Grant for
Stark County Red Cross, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Walk in honor of Tom Vignos,
Sponsored Stark County Foster Parent Program Dinner, Sponsored Martin Luther
King Breakfast, McKinley Speech Team, McKinley Football Scholarship, Mayor’s
Literacy Program.
For our part, the job was simple: “huddle up” and
pose for pictures with anyone who wanted one… and let me tell you, EVERYBODY
who was there wanted one! (in some
cases, multiple pictures) At
times, there was a line out the door of the dining hall waiting for us, as we’d
take picture after picture with kids, grandmas, members from the Canton Rotary
Club, “Pozzi” the mascot for the Canton Charge basketball team, and anyone else
who wanted one. We held our ground
for almost three hours straight, until everyone had a chance to enjoy some
delicious pancakes and get their photo with the Star Wars characters.
Now, if you’ve been around Star Wars costumers
long enough you learn a few things; one of which is… standing in armor makes
these guys HUNGRY! So when things
appeared to have slowed down, it was time to suit down and enjoy some pancakes. I’d like to thank all the Canton Rotary
Club members who volunteered to serve us, along with everyone else who attended
the fundraiser.
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