Phyllis Black and Andrew Vac flag down hungry diners to join the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's pancake breakfast fundraiser on Nov. 15 at the Lazy Lobster.
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Lazy Lobster restaurant owner Michael Garey offered his venue to host the Kiwanis Club's pancake fundraiser on Nov. 15, with proceeds benefiting Family Promise of Sarasota-Manatee.
The organization, established in 2008, offers support services to families experiencing homelessness. It has assisted more than 300 families across the region.
Saturday's pancake fundraiser was actually the second the club hosted in 2025.Â
Members had to delay the cherished tradition to April because of the late-season hurricanes. The spring fundraiser benefited the Children's Guardian Fund, which will be the focus of the annual Lawn Party event on Dec. 6.
Club President Danielle Gladding said fewer people made it out to the autumn pancake breakfast. However, they made up the difference with their contributions, including through a 50/50 raffle.
Bill Totten, a veteran pancake flipper with the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key, dishes up hotcakes with fellow volunteers at the club's annual fundraiser on Nov. 15 at the Lazy Lobster.
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Svetlana Ivashchenko, executive director of the Children's Guardian Fund, joins Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key president Danielle Gladding in selling raffle tickets at the annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Nov. 15 at the Lazy Lobster.
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Jim Larson keeps the breakfast buffet line moving at the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's annual fundraiser on Nov. 15 at the Lazy Lobster.
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Bryan and Janet Barnard and Mike and Charlene Boettcher take their pancake breakfast plates outside. The Nov. 15 fundraiser at the Lazy Lobster benefited Family Promise of Sarasota-Manatee.
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Jeff Carter, Svetlana Ivashchenko, Marlis Carter and Bill Totten
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Both the syrup and the contributions were flowing at the Nov. 15 pancake breakfast fundraiser organized by the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key.
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Lynn Armstrong Coffin
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Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key president Danielle Gladding congratulates Mike Frashier on his raffle win at the conclusion of the Nov. 15 pancake breakfast fundraiser.
Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.
