By Town Crier Report

TOWN CRIER FILE PHOTO Rancho Shopping Center volunteers are firing up the griddle again, reviving the annual pancake breakfast to raise funds for “Relay For Life.”

The annual Rancho Shopping Center Pancake Breakfast is scheduled 8-11 a.m., May 7, after having been canceled last year for the first time in 45 years due to a lack of volunteers.

The event is sponsored by Covington School and FIT. Proceeds will benefit the Los Altos-Los Altos Hills Relay For Life.

The breakfast will continue the tradition of pancakes, sausage and orange juice for the low cost of $5 for adults and $3 for children.

The Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Relay For Life, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. and continue for 24 hours, June 25 and 26, at Los Altos High School.

Breakfast organizer Tracey Downing of FIT was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2003. She began treatment as she proceeded with her plans to be married in February 2004. Three weeks after she finished her cancer treatment, Downing and her husband participated in the first Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Relay For Life last year. They are expecting their first baby this fall.

Relay For Life raises funds to help prevent cancer, save lives and diminish suffering from cancer. The event also raises awareness of cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and patient support.

For more information, call Jeanne MacVicar at 917-7979 or log on to www.losaltosrelay.com. Additional information about the relay will be available at the pancake breakfast.