One local business is doing its part to support the region's underserved: Newport Beach-based Daddy Cakes is hosting a pancake breakfast at the Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope this Saturday.

The breakfast will raise money and collect canned goods for the O.C. Rescue Mission. Additionally, Daddy Cakes will be serving breakfast to the 200 residents of the Village of Hope.

Daddy Cakes, which produces nine different flavors of heart-smart pancake mixes, will also be donating 150, 1-pound pouches of pancake and waffle mix. It's the equivalent of more than 3,100 pancakes. The items will be delivered to the homeless other local families affected by the economic downturn.

After learning that the O.C. Rescue Mission had distributed more than 84,100 meals in the past six months alone to local families in need of assistance, Daddy Cakes founder Dan Byers says he knew he had to step in and help.

“As the effects of the recession deepen, the number of families who rely on the assistance of shelters in our area has been skyrocketing,” he says.

Byers also encourages other local businesses and members of the community to help the O.C. Rescue Mission and families in need.

Along those lines, Peet’s Coffee and Tea at The District in Tustin will be providing coffee for the event.

The pancake breakfast is open to the public; it all kicks off at 10 a.m. at The Village of Hope, which is located at 1 Hope Drive in Tustin. Attendees are asked to bring either $5 each or five cans of nonperishable food items for the shelter.

The Orange County Rescue Mission is a nonprofit organization that provides food assistance, shelter, counseling, education, job and life-skill training and medical services to help build a solid foundation for the transition to a self-sufficient life.

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