Farmers Appreciation Breakfast

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

On Friday, June 7, businesses in Mundare recognized the local agriculture community with a free annual pancake breakfast for farmers.

From 9-noon, Servus Credit Union employees served up sausages donated by Stawnichy’s, pancakes, and coffee to their guests. Donations were also made with help from the local banking businesses, and CFCW was on-scene.

Due to the pouring rain, the event was relocated to Ukrainia Park, where they could have a bit of shelter. “We were going to do it, and set up tents at the original location,” said Justine Homeniuk of Servus Credit Union, “but we decided that rather than doing that in the rain, we could just move to someplace with a roof.”

About the importance of celebrating Farmers Day, Homeniuk and other Servus Credit Union employees stated that as farmers feed the world, they thought it would be nice to feed them for one day. “Farmers are a very important part of the community. You can see some of the outlying communities that are petering out because of the fewer farmers that are in the area, and it’s sad. Local farmers are what keeps these smaller communities going.”

Servus Credit Union has organized the Farmers Day breakfast for at least for the past ten years. This year, they saw a larger turnout than anticipated, especially considering the weather and change of venue.