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By G. Michael Dobbs
Managing Editor
SPRINGFIELD When Mayor Domenic Sarno put on the jacket signifying his role as the honorary chair of the 2008 World's Largest Pancake breakfast last week, he quipped, "This is better than winning the Master's."
And although the blue and white windbreaker may not be as well known as the green blazer, the event it represents remains very important to the city of Springfield. This year, the pancake breakfast returns to Main Street on May 17 from 8 to 11 a.m.
"You can't put a price tag on morale, feeling good about your city, the downtown, your neighborhood, "Sarno said.
The breakfast has been conducted for the past two years at Eastfield Mall, and was brought back to downtown. The chairman of the event, Peter Lappin, credited Jeffrey Keck, the executive director of the Business Improvement District, for making the return to downtown possible.
"There's nothing more unique than sitting outside eating pancakes and looking at skyscrapers," Keck said.
Priced at $3 for adults and $1 for children, the breakfast will feature pancakes from the International House of Pancakes, Carando Classic Italian bacon, H.P. Hood milk, cream and orange juice and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters coffee. About 60,000 complimentary tickets will be available to area school systems.
Volunteers to prepare and serve the meal will include people from the Unities States Postal Workers, the Zonta Club, the city's Code Enforcement and Building Division, the city's Health & Human Services Department, WMAS, abc40, CBS-3,...
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