For the whole day, I smelled like pancakes. I stood right next to the griddle as the batter bubbled and formed into round, delicious circles. Those pancakes went to raise money for the Cornhusker Kiwanis Club and its causes, such as Reading is Fundamental and the Food Bank of Lincoln's Backpack Program.

More than 1,000 people attended Pancakes in the Park, breaking record attendance. By the time I left at 10:30 a.m., 600 of those people had already filed through the line.

I am lucky enough, like usual, to get to take photos of these fun community events. When I was listening to the radio yesterday, they were talking about the sense of community in Lincoln. That sense of community comes from more than 150 local nonprofit organizations.

You can view the rest of my photos on the Community Matters page.

The next event I get to cover involves hot air balloons. Get excited!