“Breakfast with Santa” Raises Donations for Ellicottville Food Pantry
“Breakfast with Santa” Raises Donations for Ellicottville Food Pantry
Pictured: Val Germain, long-time volunteer of the Ellicottville Food Pantry, accepts a donation check from Jessica Wallace, Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce.
ELLICOTTVILLE - Each year, as a part of Christmas in Ellicottville, restaurants in the village take turns hosting a pancake breakfast with Santa. Over the course of Christmas in Ellicottville’s Saturday breakfast at Finnerty’s and Sunday morning at Villaggio, children and their families got a chance to talk to the Jolly Old Elf one more time before Christmas to express their wants for under the tree.
These breakfasts raised donations for the Ellicottville Food Pantry in the form of non-perishable food items and cash donations. This year, on top of all the food donations (and there were a lot!), the Food Pantry received a check for $783.00 from donations received at the door.
Thanks to the staff at both Villaggio and Finnerty’s for donating their time as well as Sysco for donating the food and Tops Markets for the plates, utensils and 25 gallons of OJ. A special thanks to all who donated cash and food items.