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Girl Scouts host Japanese GS troop from sister city

Posted at 8:08 pm May 12, 2014
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Girl Scouts Pancake Breakfast

From left to right, Oak Ridge Girl Scouts Jordan Oxendine, Becca Bahl, Ahna Wurm, and Zaeleigh Holbrook invite everyone to support the Girl Scouts Pancake Breakfast on Saturday. (Submitted photo)

 

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Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts invite the community to their Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 17. The event will be held at Aubrey’s, 481 S. Illinois Ave. from 8 to 10 a.m.

Guests will be greeted with “Brownie Smiles” and will enjoy stacks of fresh pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon. Special servers are the girl hostesses for the Japanese Girl Scouts from our sister city, Naka, Japan. Twelve Japanese Girl Scouts and leaders will be visiting Oak Ridge from July 28-Aug. 2. During this visit, the Naka girls and their hostesses will camp at GS Camp Tanasi and earn the Secret City Heritage patch.

Pancake breakfast tickets are $5 each. Proceeds benefit the Oak Ridge GS service unit and the Naka Girl Scout visit. To purchase tickets, call (865) 483-3958. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Aubrey's, Camp Tanasi, Girls Scouts, Japan, Naka, pancake breakfast, Secret City Heritage, Sister City

Pancake Breakfast on May 17 supports Neighborhood Watch

Posted at 12:25 pm May 6, 2014
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Neighborhood Watch Pancake Breakfast

Nick and Pat Imperato are pictured above at a previous Neighborhood Watch pancake breakfast at Applebee’s. (Submitted photo)

Join your neighbors at a Community Pancake Breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, hosted by the Oak Ridge Police Department Community Resource Office and the Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program.

The breakfast will be held at Applebee’s, 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike, and tickets are $5. Tickets are available at the door and in advance from Neighborhood Watch district leaders and block captains.

The breakfast offers residents an opportunity to meet Officer Brandan Sharp, the Oak Ridge Police Department’s community resource officer, who serves as a liaison to the Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program, and to learn more about the city’s Neighborhood Watch crime prevention program. Block captains, district leaders, and police officers will serve breakfast at the event. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Applebee's, Brad Stephenson, Brandan Sharp, Neighborhood Watch, Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORNWP, pancake breakfast

Kern United: Pancake breakfast, plant and rummage sale, silent auction April 12

Posted at 7:08 pm April 1, 2014
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Kern Church Men's Group Pancake Breakfast

Morris Osborne, a member of the Kern Church Men’s Group, serves pancakes to a guest at last year’s pancake breakfast. This year’s breakfast is Saturday, April 12. (Submitted photo)

The Kern United Methodist men’s group will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 12, in the church’s Family Life Center. Pancakes with sausage, juice, and coffee will be served from 8 a.m. until noon for the cost of $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-12 years, and free for children under 3. Proceeds from the pancake breakfast will benefit the Men’s Club to help finance their valuable work around the church.

In conjunction with the breakfast, a plant and rummage sale will be held. Church members are contributing plants from their home gardens, and plants from Kern’s flower garden will be divided and sold. Lori McAlister, the owner of Tennessee Naturescapes, is also donating some native and prairie woodland wildflower plants. The rummage sale will feature all kinds of large and small miscellaneous items such as toys, kitchen and household items, flower pots, bird houses, books, gardening tools, sporting equipment, and games, among other things, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Faith, Front Page News Tagged With: Family Life Center, Kern Church, Kern Fellowship Hall, Kern United Methodist, Lori McAlister, Men's Club, pancake breakfast, plant and rummage sale, silent auction, Tennessee Naturescapes

Methodist Foundation has annual St. Patrick’s pancake breakfast Saturday

Posted at 3:24 pm March 9, 2014
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Joe Bondranko at Pancake Breakfast

Anesthesiologist Joe Bondranko knows how to wake up guests—with coffee and pancakes, of course! Join Methodist’s physicians at the St. Patrick’s Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 15, and enjoy breakfast and festive live entertainment.

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There‘s a plate of golden pancakes at the end of the rainbow as the Methodist Medical Center Foundation hosts its annual St. Patrick’s Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 15. The event will be held at Aubrey’s, 481 S. Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge, from 8-10 a.m.

“Our lucky guests will enjoy stacks of fresh pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon,” a press release said.

Local physicians trade their lab coats and stethoscopes for aprons and trays as they join the event as servers. Guests will also be treated to festive live Irish music performed by Shamrock Road, a local band specializing in Irish pub ballads. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Health Tagged With: Alex Eppert, cancer, David Stanley, Hospitality Houses, James Tramontana, Jim Michel, Mark Prince, Methodist Foundation, Methodist Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center Foundation, pancake breakfast, physicians, Scott Peters, Shamrock Road, Shannon Sorah, St. Patrick's Pancake Breakfast, Thomas Dahl

Photo: ORHS cheerleaders have fundraising pancake breakfast Saturday

Posted at 12:46 pm February 7, 2014
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Oak Ridge Cheerleading Pancake Breakfast

The Oak Ridge High School Wildcats cheerleaders are having a fundraising pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee’s in Oak Ridge.

The pancake breakfast will have the cheerleaders and their mascot raise money for end-of-year expenses.

Applebee’s is at 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Photo courtesy of Coach Christina Duncan

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Media, Photos, Sports Tagged With: Applebee's, cheerleaders, Oak Ridge High School, pancake breakfast

Neighborhood Watch hosts Applebee’s pancake breakfast on Saturday

Posted at 8:35 pm November 12, 2013
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Neighborhood Watch Logo

The Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program will host a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee’s restaurant in Oak Ridge.

Tickets are $5 per person. Tickets for the all-you-can-eat breakfast may be purchased from Neighborhood Watch district leaders in advance and at the door the day of the event.

Proceeds from the breakfast will support the Neighborhood Watch, a program that supports groups of neighbors who organize and partner with the Oak Ridge Police Department to report suspicious activity and keep watch on neighbors’ homes. The program helps police reduce crime and keep neighborhoods safe, and it helps neighbors improve the quality of life in their communities. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Applebee's, Brandan Sharp, crime, Neighborhood Watch, Oak Ridge Neighborhood Watch Program, Oak Ridge Police Department, pancake breakfast

Girls Inc. has fundraising pancake breakfast on Saturday

Posted at 11:21 am November 1, 2013
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Girls Inc. will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee’s.

Tickets ($5 ) may be purchased at Girls Inc. or at the door.

Funds raised will assist in providing programs that will help girls be strong, smart, and bold, a press release said. Applebee’s is at 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Applebee's, Girls Inc., pancake breakfast

ORHS cross country teams selling tickets for fundraising Aug. 17 pancake breakfast

Posted at 11:24 pm August 9, 2013
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The Oak Ridge High School cross country teams are selling tickets for their main fundraiser, a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 8-10 a.m. Tickets are $5, and you can purchase them from team members now.

Walk-ins are welcome, as well. This fundraiser helps defray transportation costs to meets in Louisville, Ky., and Cary, N.C., this season, a press release said.

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Applebee's, cross country, fundraiser, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, pancake breakfast

CONTACT Care Line pancake breakfast on July 13

Posted at 12:24 pm June 30, 2013
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CONTACT Care Line is hosting a pancake breakfast at Lincoln’s Sports Grille from 8-10 a.m. July 13.

Tickets are $5 and may be purchased from any board member or at the door. All proceeds will benefit CONTACT’s crisis call lines, which serve a nine-county region, including Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier, and Union counties.

CONTACT has been in operation in Oak Ridge since 1973 and is celebrating its 40th year of service to the community, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories, Uncategorized Tagged With: care line, CONTACT, CONTACT Care Line, CONTACT Reassurance, crisis call, helpline, Lincoln's Sports Grille, Oak Ridge Ministerial Association, pancake breakfast

Pancake breakfast to benefit CONTACT Helpline

Posted at 12:54 pm December 7, 2012
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A pancake breakfast at Lincoln’s Sports Grille on Saturday will benefit CONTACT Helpline.

The breakfast is from 8 to 10 a.m., and it will feature local “celebrity servers,” a press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: CONTACT Helpline, pancake breakfast

ORHS boys soccer boosters have Dec. 1 pancake breakfast

Posted at 8:54 pm November 19, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge High School Boys Soccer

Oak Ridge High School boys soccer team (Submitted photo)

The Oak Ridge High School Boys Soccer Booster Club is sponsoring a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at Applebee’s in Oak Ridge.

Tickets are $5 each and can be obtained from boys soccer players and parents. Tickets also are available at the door on the day of the pancake breakfast. Proceeds support the ORHS boys soccer team.

For more information, contact Michelle Ward by phone at (865) 850-2921 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Applebee’s is at 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Filed Under: High School, Top Stories Tagged With: Applebee's, Boys Soccer Booster Club, Oak Ridge High School, pancake breakfast

Sept. 8 pancake breakfast benefits Children’s Museum

Posted at 3:34 pm September 5, 2012
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Children's Museum Pancake Breakfast

At right, Pat Imperato, Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge board president, welcomes her grandchildren, Mia and Luke Pappano, to an earlier pancake breakfast benefiting the museum. (Submitted photo)

The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge will host a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Applebee’s, 1213 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

The public is invited to come feast on pancakes in support of the Children’s Museum. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available at the front desk of the museum, 461 W. Outer Dr., or at the Applebee’s door on Sept. 8. Children’s Museum board members, staff, and members of Knoxville Area Model Railroaders will serve pancakes.

Children of all ages enjoy learning through play indoors and out at the Children’s Museum. Inside the museum, children may explore how children lived in historic Appalachia, wander through a rain forest, delight in a child-sized playhouse, create a puppet play, experience water play in Waterworks, or see model trains travel through miniature landscapes.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, pancake breakfast

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