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Betterment Association of the Madison Area, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kurt Spurlock, Coordinator

11/2/11 404.791.3152

kspurlo1@students.kennesaw.edu

Madison's Seventeenth Annual Pancake Festival Approaches

KENNESAW, Ga.-- The city of Madison, Wisconsin will be hosting it's annual non-profit pancake festival next Saturday and Sunday to raise money for volunteer officials, amenities, and education.

People far and wide are cordially invited to make their way into the cozy, historic small town of Madison  next weekend to claim their bottomless plate of homemade pancakes. The proceeds from each plate all go to supporting critical developments in town such as the Madison Volunteer Fire Department, Ambulance services, student scholarship funds, and various other important outlets. All festival operations are run by Madison residents, who do all of the work voluntarily without pay. Plates will only cost $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 12 and under. This charge includes festival admission and free refills for the entire day. Choice of toppings include nuts, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, jams, syrups, and many others. The event is sponsored by the Betterment Association of the Madison Area, Inc. as well as the Madison Area Jaycees. 

Country and Western artist Lionel Cartwright will be performing on Sunday both at 1:00 and 3:00 PM. Other festival attractions include a raffle hosted by the Madison Volunteer Fire Department for a 16-foot boat, complete with trailer and a 45 horsepower onboard motor. Clogging, carnival rides, hot dogs, ice cream, popcorn, and pies will be served, as will soft drinks, coffee, iced tea, and cold beer complete with souvenir festival mugs for the purchaser. 

Guests who are interested in staying the weekend to enjoy the historic city's other attractions including swimming, fishing, hiking, horseback rides, boat tours, glider and plane rides, an observation tower to climb, and shopping can stay in one of the town's hotels or for those interested there are also campgrounds, complete with RV parking areas for a modest fee.  There will also be a gigantic flea market set up over the weekend for bargain shopping, or visitors can set up their own table for only $10 a day. 

For any visitors who wish to come to Madison by plane, the City has an airport with a 2400-foot runway. There will be no charge for landing, and volunteers have been organized to handle plane parking. 

The Betterment Association of the Madison Area, Inc. is a non profit operation dedicated to maintaining the quality and atmosphere of the small town, and to raising money to enable future generations to do the same. For more information, visit the festival's website at MadisonAttractions.com. 

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