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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.MCCTC students Kora Hobson and Rachael Smith made pancakes for the students and their families at the Poland Union annual Pancake Breakfast on Dec. 10.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Abby Harris, Vice President of Ads Club at YSU, worked with kindergarten student Micah to write a letter to Santa during the pancake breakfast at Poland Union on Dec. 10.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Nick Milano and Paige Chappell, students from MCCTC, flipped pancakes for the annual Pancake Breakfast at Poland Union on Dec. 10.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Kohl's associates and MCCTC culinary students served breakfast to Poland Union students and their families on Dec. 10 at the annual Pancake Breakfast.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Kindergarten student Emma Kelley got her picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 10 at the Poland Union annual Pancake Breakfast.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Poland Union Elementary hosted its third annual pancake breakfast on Dec. 10.
Students from Union brought their family members to enjoy a nice breakfast. Guests had their choice of pancakes and sausage along with milk, coffee and other refreshments. Several culinary students from Mahoning County Career and Technical Center made and helped serve the pancakes to the guests. The students had a good time doing something different and helping out the elementary school.
“It’s nice just to come out and see the little kids and how they’re excited for Santa,” said MCCTC student Nick Milano.
Youngstown State University advertising club advisor Michael Pontikos brought students from ads club to help the elementary students write letters to Santa. The Union students had the option to write a letter during the breakfast or bring one in they wrote at home. All of the students who submitted a letter will be given one back written by Santa.
“It’s been fun to see the gets how they think about what they want for Christmas. It’s exciting and you can see the kids are excited,” said YSU student Kellie Daley.
Union students dropped their letter off right before they visited Santa and Mrs. Claus to take a picture and tell the Clauses what they wanted for Christmas. All of the students had an opportunity to get their picture with Santa.
This is the second year that Kohl’s has played a large role in the pancake breakfast. Their Associates in Action program allows employees to volunteer at different non-profit organizations for three hours. The non-profit also receives $500 from Kohl’s to use toward their organization.
“It’s Kohl’s way of giving back to the community,” said customer service area supervisor Belinda Watt.
The pancake breakfast is a good way for the students and families to get into the school outside of school hours to enjoy time together. Family members also get to see the projects on display in the hallways to see what the students are working on.