Date Set for 12th Annual ‘Get Behind the Vest’ Pancake Breakfast
By Nuha Abdessalam Villager Contributor A $1,000 check arrived at 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea’s office before this year’s Get Behind the Vest fundraiser was even announced. The note came from a longtime neighborhood couple who wanted to help buy new bulletproof vests for Chicago police officers. O’Shea said he called to thank them and told […]
Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast
The Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast will be a dine-in event Sun., Feb. 19, Kane Hall, St. John Fisher Church, 102oo S. Washtenaw Ave. Admission is $5 per person or $25 per family, with pancakes and sausage from Original Pancake House Beverly. The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, now in its ninth year, is hosted by […]
Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast
19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea’s annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast is coming back as an all-carry-out event Sun., Feb. 27, 9 to 11 a.m. Now in its 8th year, the breakfast benefits the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s (CPMF) initiative, which purchases bullet proof vests for Chicago Police officers. To-go containers packed with […]
Pancake Breakfast Raises Funds for Vests for Police
Ald. Matthew O’Shea will host the 5th annual pancake breakfast benefiting the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s “Get Behind the Vest” initiative Sun., Feb. 24, 8 a.m. to noon, St. John Fisher School, 10200 S. Washtenaw Ave. Admission is $5 per person or $25 for families. Funds will be used to help replace bullet proof vests for Chicago Police officers. In […]
Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast Supports Police
19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea will host his third annual pancake breakfast benefiting the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s Get Behind the Vest initiative, Sun., Feb. 26, 8 a.m. to noon, St. John Fisher School, 10200 S. Washtenaw Ave. Admission is $5 per person or $25 for families. O’Shea began hosting the pancake breakfast in 2015, […]