Pancake Day Across Resthaven

On Tuesday 16 February (Shrove Tuesday) several Resthaven sites held ‘Pancake Day’ events to raise money for UnitingCare organisations.

Resthaven participates in this iconic fundraiser every year, with residents and clients across many Resthaven locations tucking into delicious pancakes with a variety of mouth-watering toppings.

Last year, Penny Pancake visited Ridgway House, a respite cottage run through Resthaven Community Respite Services. Guests and staff alike joined in sharing delicious pancakes with the Pancake Day mascot, Penny Pancake, along with Julianne Rogers, from the Uniting Church Synod of South Australia (pictured).

Each year, staff from Resthaven’s Head Office visit Resthaven Malvern, to help serve pancakes to residents. The Resthaven Malvern Pancake Day morning day is quite an event on the calendar, having previously hosted former Channel 10 newsreader, Rebecca Morse, along with the one and only ‘Penny Pancake’ herself!

This year, with COVID-19 restrictions in mind, the event will be a little more low-key. However, the site community is still looking forward to a festive day (albeit celebrity-free!).

Every day, Resthaven shares the lives and wisdom of older people and their carers, being one of only a select few aged care providers in Australia offering the full range of aged care service options.

A not for profit, South Australian aged care community service associated with the Uniting Church, Resthaven’s residential and in-home care and support options are offered throughout metropolitan Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills, Murraylands, Riverland, Barossa, Fleurieu Peninsula and the Limestone Coast.

Pictured: Lydia and Julianne with Penny