The pancakes have all been eaten, the Conway High School cafeteria is clean and the Conway Kiwanians are all smiling again.

Approximately 2,450 people were served at this year’s annual Kiwanis Pancake Supper. Over the course of the two-day fundraiser, which began Friday evening at Conway High School and continued Saturday morning, 10,000 pancakes were devoured. 

Event coordinator George Goldfinch said although an exact profit figure has not yet been determined, proceeds are expected to be higher thanks to an increase in ticket prices, from $9 to $10. Costs also remained stable this year, except for sausage. It was the only item that cost more in 2026. 

Although the event remained basically the same as it has over the years, club treasurer, Davis Inabnit, had a different experience in 2026. 

Since the event’s beginning six decades ago, Inabnit has worked the event, most of them behind the griddle cooking pancakes on equipment that was specially designed and built for the Kiwanis Pancake Supper. He has usually with the same four or five people.

This year, however, he sat out front collecting money and tickets and actually saw the crowd enjoying the pancakes — a job he didn’t think was as much fun as cooking. 

He said most people bought their tickets in advance, and only about 300 tickets were sold at the door. Inabnit then offered some culinary advice.

Inabnit said the secret to good pancakes is to avoid cooking them too fast. 

He also said cooking is fun, but tiring, and he pointed out, “We’re not spring chickens anymore.”

To keep succeeding, Inabnit it’s good to get involvement from other groups.

“It’s basically a community effort. If it was only the Kiwanis Club members, it would never happen,” he said.

Other groups that help include the CHS Key Club and K-Clubs from area schools. Some regular school cafeteria workers also help.