The 57th annual Kiwanis Club Pancake Day and Funfest is June 7, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast, silent auction, games for kids and live music.

The Grand Junction Jackalopes baseball team’s mascot will be there to greet kids, and two season tickets are included in the silent auction. Brown’s Cycles will feature a bike ride from Main Street to the fairgrounds.

Tickets cost $10 per person, or a book of 10 tickets is $80. Children under age 12 eat for free.

Tickets can be purchased: at Mesa Benefits, 2232 N. Seventh St., Suite 14, in Grand Junction; online at kiwanis-gj.org; and at the door on the day of the event.

Corporate sponsorships are available, and they include tickets and advertising at the event. For more information, contact Tim Haggerty at 610-737-0496 or info@timothyhaggerty.com, or contact Pancake Day chair Stephanie Garcia-Hagen at 970-640-2760 or stephanie@mesabenefits.com.

Proceeds from Pancake Day are donated to local nonprofit organizations that help children. Past recipients include the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Catholic Outreach, Western Slope Center for Children, Strive, Special Olympics and Harmony Aces Equestrian Center.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. For information about joining Kiwanis, visit kiwanis-gj.org.