Rotarians worldwide have many tools in their arsenal — from the eyedropper for polio vaccines, to the filter for giving communities clean water, to the Shelter Box for providing life-saving assistance when natural disasters strike.
But for Wilsonville Rotarians, their signature tool is the spatula, used for cooking omelets to order.
The club’s well-honed omelet operation basically amounts to a pop-up restaurant that can serve hundreds of people a hot and delicious meal with omelets, pancakes, juice and coffee — then disappear without a trace.
Now that’s eggspertise.
For the spring of 2017, the Rotary Club of Wilsonville will be busy with four omelet breakfasts. Three will raise money for worthwhile causes, while one will help fuel up hungry volunteers for a busy day, packed with community service.
Here is the schedule:
- Lowrie Primary School Talent and Art Show — Thursday, March 9, 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the school. This “Breakfast for Dinner” event will include a student talent show as well as a student art show.
- Wilsonville High School Grad Night Brunch — Saturday, March 18, 9:30–11 a.m. at Al Kader Shrine Center. WHS seniors and their parents will enjoy a delicious brunch provided by the Rotarians, while raising funds for the alcohol-free Grad Night Party.
- Boeckman Creek Talent Show Night — Friday, April 14, 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the school. This long-running Friday night favorite will include Breakfast for Dinner, along with the always-entertaining student talent show.
- WERK Day Breakfast — Saturday, May 13 from 8-9 a.m. at the Wilsonville Community Center. WERK stands for Wilsonville Environmental Resource Keepers, and WERK Day is the city’s annual community wide cleanup at local parks, cemeteries and other locations. All WERK Day volunteers will enjoy a free breakfast cooked by the Rotarians.
For Rotarians volunteering at these events, storage unit meet up will be two hours before the event, and setup and prep will begin 90 minutes before service begins. Cleanup and load out should take about an hour after service ends, but the timing may vary. For the Rotarians, club secretary Leslie Hackett will be circulating sign-up sheets for these spring breakfasts shortly, both online and on paper.
Ever wonder where we get all the eggs used at the breakfasts? Wilsonville Rotary member Reg Keddie sold his egg company to Wilcox Family Farms in Aurora in 2003, and as part of the deal, he asked for free eggs for our Rotary club for the breakfasts forever!
For more information on the breakfasts, contact Curt Kipp, club director of community service, at curtek@gmail.com.