Join SPARC for 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast

SPARC, a non-profit that provides day programs for adults with disabilities, is hosting its 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast on June 10, 2023 in Vienna.?The family-friendly event raises funds to support ?SPARC’s cost-effective, unique program serving young adults who have aged out of the special education support provided by the K-12 system and are not eligible for other community-based programs that serve individuals with severe disabilities.

“SPARC provides outstanding programming for people who are isolated due to severe disabilities. We rely on fundraising to ensure that our clients who have limited resources have ongoing access to our engaging and educational programs,” explained SPARC Executive Director Debi Alexander.?“Our Pancake Breakfast helps us fund our work while raising awareness of our clients’ needs, dreams, and potential.”

SPARC hosts centers that operate five days a week at various county locations in Fairfax and Arlington with staff-led programming based on a curriculum rooted in therapeutic recreation principles that consist of continued education/leisure learning, skill building, exercise, excursions, cooking, music, art, lectures, discussion groups, and more. SPARC’s clients require support with daily living activities and without SPARC they are often neglected and forgotten. SPARC’s monthly cost per participant is $750.?If the SPARC participant instead attended a Medicaid provider, the taxpayer cost would average $30,000 per year.

The June 10 fundraiser helps defray the costs of running these centers. Several hundred guests are expected at the event, which takes place from 7:30 AM-1 PM at the Church of the Good Shepherd located at 2351 Hunter Mill Rd in Vienna. SPARC’s Breakfast includes a silent auction, games, and food.?Hunter Mill District Board Supervisor Walter Alcorn will present awards to the Volunteers of the Year.?Sponsorships start at $250. Individual tickets cost $10 and a Family Pack (two adults and two children) is only $25. To sponsor, donate or purchase tickets for SPARC’s Pancake Breakfast, visit https://sparcsolutions.org/ or call 571-407-1807.

The Honorary Host Pancake Breakfast Committee includes Senator Janet Howell, Delegate Patrick Hope, Delegate Ken Plum, Supervisor Walter Alcorn, Supervisor John Foust,?Supervisor Dalia Palchik, and Supervisor James Walkinshaw. To date, sponsors include: The Washington Group, AARP VA, Coldwell Banker (Dave & JoAnne Adams Group), America Services Group, Silverado Printing, Exterior Medics, and Jim & Ellen Dyke.??

About SPARC

Founded in 2006, SPARC is a nonprofit that provides Northern Virginia adults with severe disabilities who cannot work enduring learning opportunities, social connections, and a rightful and meaningful place in a safe and caring environment so they may enjoy their best and most productive lives.