The Slovenian National Home club room is a carefully coordinated scene of chaos on any Friday during Lent. Polka bands noisily play in the corner while 130 seats are filled with hungry diners, with servers weaving between tables and delivering platters of fish, pierogies, beer and more — along with bagged takeout orders at the back entrance. 🐟 Like many local nonprofits, fish fry events are some of the organization’s biggest business days of the year. Each one supports the 100-year-old organization’s mission to create a community and share Slovenian history in Cleveland. This year, the Slovenian National Home has more than 1,000 dues-paying members, according to Shelli Slapnik March, the Friends of Slovenian National Home president. “People drive from all over,” she says. “They try to come to at least one or two, sometimes three.” 🔗 Read more at the link in bio. 🖊 nickoloffoff 📸 Courtesy Tim Evanson via Flickr #fishfry #clevelandfishfry sloveniannationalhome