Albion Rotary serving up all-you-eat pancakes for Shrove Tuesday

ALBION – The Albion Rotary Club is trying a new fundraiser and community event on Tuesday and people are invited to gorge on all-you-can-eat pancakes.

The Shrove Tuesday or “Fat Tuesday” eating fest has been popular in many churches, a time to partake in very sweet food just before the start of lent on Wednesday, a 40-day fasting season.

The pancakes will be served by the Albion Rotary from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church, 29 East State St. in Albion. There will be options for fruit toppings, chocolate, peanut butter, and different flavored syrups.

The pancakes also come with sausage, bacon and applesauce. Tickets are $10 presale from Rotary members, $12 at the door, and $5 for kids 12 and under.

Marlene Seielstad, a Rotary member, hopes there will be a big crowd eating at the church fellowship hall. There will be Mardi Gras decorations and a fun atmosphere, a nice break from the recent brutal winter weather, she said. People can also get their pancakes to go.

The Shrove Tuesday event will replace Rotary’s St. Patrick’s Ham Dinner in March.

“We wanted to offer something different to the community,” Seielstad said. “We hope people will bring their friends and neighbors. Everyone wants to have some fun in February.”