By KATRINA PENAFLOR
\nCampus Life Editor<\/p>\n
It started with a cast-iron
\nGriswold: a 100-year-old waffle
\nmaker. Guy Anderson, a Western
\ncustodian, acquired one
\nfrom his grandmother when he
\nwas a bachelor living in North
\nDakota.<\/p>\n
Through practice, he perfected
\nthe difficult technique of
\ncooking with one drawback.
\n\u201cThe thermostat is by touch,\u201d
\nsaid Anderson, which is the
\nhardest part of learning how to
\nuse it.<\/p>\n
The waffle iron works by heating
\nit over a stove then pulling
\nit off. The material of the iron
\nallows it to stay hot enough to
\ncook two waffles in a row before
\nrequiring another reheat. The
\nresult is a waffle with a crisp
\nexterior and a cake-like center.<\/p>\n
Cooking happens so quickly
\nthat one iron can produce
\naround 30 waffles in an hour.
\nAnderson said his waffle iron
\n\u201cwill run circles around a new
\none.\u201d Because Anderson enjoyed
\ncooking waffles so much and felt
\nthere might be a profit behind
\nit, he decided to try it out on a
\nlarge audience.<\/p>\n
He and his wife set up shop in
\nthe garage of his parents\u2019 house
\nGuy Anderson gives back to his community
\nthrough his love of waffle making.
\nand planned to cook for an upcoming
\nharvest festival. That day, the couple
\nserved nearly 200 people. The
\nnumbers grew higher as the years
\nwent on.<\/p>\n
Anderson hosts a concession stand
\nfor waffles in Brooks, Ore., which he
\nhas been operating for five years.
\nSince discovering the crowds his
\ncooking could bring, Anderson saw
\nwaffle making as a potential fundraising
\nopportunity.<\/p>\n
His daughter was fundraising for
\na group of kids in Kenya who were
\nlooking for a way to raise money.
\nAnderson referred the group to as
\nbeing \u201cbetween a rock and a hard
\nplace.\u201d So, along with his daughter
\nand wife, Anderson used waffle
\nsales to bring in around $1,000 for
\nthe cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is one of my proudest moments,\u201d
\nAnderson said of seeing his
\ndaughter, then 12, step up and lead
\na fundraiser of such a high caliber.
\nAnderson and his family also
\nworked to raise money for Haiti.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe like to do fundraisers for humanitarian
\nreasons,\u201d said Anderson.
\nStudents within the Western community
\nare also benefitting from Anderson\u2019s
\nwaffle making.<\/p>\n
Anderson is working with a group traveling with Ekpeju E-Nunu, coordinator for student organizations and activities, and Don Boderman, facilities scheduling manager, to Kenya to hold a fundraiser May 9 at the Monmouth Senior Center.<\/p>\n
Profits made from the sale will go towards funding the trip to help impoverished schools.<\/p>\n
Anderson hopes to get involved with more clubs and organizations that need help raising money, both on campus and within the community. Students will get an opportunity to try these delicious waffles Monday, March 16 in the Werner University Center at 9 p.m. Anderson will be working next to Gary Dukes, vice president for student affairs, who will be cooking pancakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope lots of students come out and try the waffles or have the standard green pancakes for St. Patrick\u2019s Day,\u201d Dukes said.<\/p>\n
Anderson will be pairing with his wife and coworkers and believes his \u201cproduct is unequal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The secret, Anderson says, is in the iron.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, these still put out the best waffles,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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