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Pancake breakfast fundraiser, Sunday January 15 2012

David Esrati |

January 12, 2012, 07:15 AM |

I’m announcing a pancake breakfast fundraiser at my home this Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. 113 Bonner Street, Dayton OH 45410. We’re asking for a suggested minimum donation of $5 for which you’ll get my scratch-made buttermilk pancakes, pure maple syrup and beverages. My treasurer also has insisted we offer granola, fresh fruit and yogurt for those who can’t do carbs or gluten. We’ll have stickers and t-shirts for sale as well.

I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of fundraisers like this, but the real reason politicians do them is because it’s a way to accept cash without reporting who exactly attends. It’s a way for anonymous giving that’s overlooked. I can make an awful lot of pancakes, so when you see over $1,000 come in, it may be because we had a lot of people, or big bills. Count this as a lesson learned from previous campaigns.

You’ll also be eating some amazing flapjacks and get to see how this candidate lives.

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7 Comments

  1. Thomas Kohn

    Is this drop-in or RSVP? …Anytime someone makes pancakes for me, I’m ready for a donation to make the workd a better place!

  2. David Esrati

    @Thomas we have it posted on FB as an event- and there is registration there. We are still working on the event part of http://www.electesrati.com so- it’s not fully operational-

    we’d like a headcount- but- we’ll be welcoming all- so drop ins are acceptable.

  3. Diane

    Count me in! See you Sunday. :-)

  4. Allison

    I’m guessing your treasurer doesn’t moonlight as a nutritionist.

  5. Diane

    Delicious pancakes and stimulating conversation – thanks and good luck!

    P.S. I’m definintely gonna take another look at my proposed scoot commute route.

  6. David Esrati

    Thanks to all who came- very successful, we raised $635 and ate some amazing pancakes.

    Look for another soon (on a Saturday)

  7. Larry Sizer

     
    David: The pancakes were yummy, the Community Coffee was great, and the crowd was nicely quiet and pleasant. My only suggestion is to put the maple syrup in the microwave to heat it a tad when serving?
     
     

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