Hauntington Breakfast co-chairs Cathy Newton, Jennifer Park and Jennifer Kang are preparing to host a virtual version of the HMS PTA’s popular annual event.
Huntington Middle School’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Halloween-themed Hauntington Breakfast, has had to make modifications — a familiar situation for much-anticipated events in the day of COVID-19.
Due to the campus’ closure amid the pandemic, the HMS PTA has decided that in lieu of the in-person annual pancake breakfast, it will sell do-it-yourself pancake meal kits for families. The kits will include dry pancake mix, Jones Coffee beans, breakfast syrup, orange juice, chocolate chips and fruit.
Each kit has enough food for about four people and will come in a specially made HMS cooler bag and include a custom HMS pancake whisk.
The entire community is welcome to participate and kits sell for $50. Participants are encouraged to make their pancakes on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24, and post pictures of their pancake creations on the @hauntingtonbreakfast Instagram site. Prizes are available for the best pancake creations.
There will also be a Halloween house decorating contest and a costume contest as well. Co-chairs Cathy Newton, Jennifer Kang and Jennifer Park have also created a unique “Nightmare Before Christmas”- themed Spotify playlist for participants to listen to while they cook at home.
“Our goal is community building through pancake making, home decorating, and costumes,” said Park. “We have done our best to create an event that we can celebrate together, even though we are apart.”
Visit hauntingtonbreakfast.com for more information and to purchase a pancake kit. Patron levels are also available for purchase and include some special prizes for students. Proceeds will support activities at HMS.
