Amador County – The 59-year-old Rotary Club of Jackson is planning the 18th annual Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch Buffet May 8th at Thomi’s Banquet Room in Jackson.
Rotarian Pat Crosby said the Brunch began as the Chuck Conner Day brunch, and was an art show for the elementary schools, and “now it’s really expanded in being in Thomi’s.”
He said it will have “fantastic” menu, including a “carving center” with prime rib, roast pork loin and ham. Brunch Chairman Jim Wilmarth of Bank of Amador said Thomi’s Restaurant will cook and serve the food, except for a special treat. Wilmarth said he is “going to be doing a made-to-order omelet bar.” He said some people might like having the “banker doing the cooking for him.”
It’s also a champagne brunch, with mimosas, and every mom that comes will get a fresh carnation. There will also be a raffle, and “Stan lukowicz is our host and will be there in his tux all day.” Frank of Thomi’s provides the room, and his staff will cook and serve the food, and Jackson Rotary members will bus tables as they have in years past, when the Brunch was held at Amador Senior Center.
Jackson Rotary President John Swift said the club did not sponsor the Brunch last year, and Thomi’s had a Mother’s Day Brunch and donated to the club. He said Jackson Rotary is reinstating the Mother’s Day Brunch this year, as a fundraiser for the club’s many causes, including upcoming high school scholarships. Swift said “it should be a better location for us, and a better event.”
He said the club recently donated $500 to the Junior Mustang program, contributes to Amador Life Line, and gives several annual scholarships. He said Ron Floyd of the selection committee reported that the winners had been selected but not yet announced.
Wilmarth said Jackson Rotary gives $7,500 in high school scholarships every year with one given to a student from each of the high schools, including Amador, Argonaut, Independenence and Mountain Oaks Charter. Rotary also gives a music scholarship, and each of the scholarships is $1,500.
The Jackson Rotary Mother’s Day Brunch is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 8 at Thomi’s Banquet Room, at 627 South Highway 49 in Jackson.
To purchase tickets, call Jim Wilmarth at Bank of Amador, at (209) 223-7237.
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