By DEREK HODGES

Staff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — It’s a tradition that has had local Boys & Girls Club members flipping for years.

The Sevierville Kiwanis Club is gearing up for its annual Spring Pancake Supper, which will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on — no foolin’ — Thursday at Flapjacks Pancake Cabin on the Parkway in Sevierville.

It will actually be Collier Restaurant Group employees who will do the flipping and cooking, but the Kiwanians and Boys and Girls Club members will deliver the tasty cakes. The event is a fundraiser not only for the programs for those youngsters, but also will benefit programs including Wears Valley Ranch and the Kiwanis Club’s scholarship efforts, club Fund Raising Chair Leslie Atchley says.

“All of the funds raised at this event stay here in Sevier County to help our neighbors,” Atchley reports. “The Kiwanis Club members are the ones who receive the blessing when we are able to help our neighbors.”

Tickets for the event are available in advance or at the door. For just $5, attendees will get plates full of Flapjacks’ pancakes and bacon or sausage. Additionally, club members with a musical bent will occasionally serenade the crowd.

Beyond just being a delicious local tradition, the events, which are held in the spring and fall, are a crucial fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club.

“This event is one that we do twice a year and this is where all of our funds come from,” club member Steve Clabo says. “The pancake suppers are a social event and if you have never been to one, you are missing a great time.”

dhodges@themountainpress.com