Thousands of people are expected to partake Saturday in the event known as “The World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast.”
What began a generation ago as a contest between Springfield, Massachusetts and Battle Creek, Michigan, exists for no purpose now other than to promote community, according to Judy Matt, president of Spirit of Springfield, the organizer of the breakfast.
" Bring people together from all the communities in and around Springfield, just bring people together."
Breakfast is served at tables lined up end to end down the middle of Main Street. Hundreds of volunteers serve up the pancakes and syrup, fry bacon, and pour gallons of coffee and orange juice. Free tickets were distributed to tens of thousands of school children in Hampden County.