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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
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All hands on deck to prepare food for the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast on Saturday
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The 2025 Honorary Chair, Springfield Fire Commissioner B. J. Calvi joined the Mercy Medical Center's culinary team and leaders in making the pancake batter on Thursday. They mixed more than 500 gallons of pancake batter. It started with whisking 30 cases of pancake mix with water, which was then poured into five-gallon buckets. By the end, nearly 100 buckets were filled. The batter will be sizzling on the grills in three tents on Main Street on Fire Commissioner B. J. Calvi told 22News, he hopes everyone enjoys the pancake party. 'I just hope everyone has a great time out there tomorrow and enjoys the sense of community that's generated from the pancake breakfast and enjoys being with their fellow citizens of Springfield on the birthday of the city,' said Springfield Fire Commissioner B. J. Calvi. After the last five-gallon bucket was filled, the batter and 200 pounds of Cabot Creamery butter were loaded into a refrigerator truck from Quality Beverage. That truck will serve as one of three oversized refrigerators at the pancake breakfast. The others are from Performance Foodservice and Springfield Homegrown-Sodexo. They will also be used to keep the milk, juice, and cream properly chilled. More than 300 volunteers will be serving breakfast on Saturday. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Thousands of tickets to be distributed to students for World's Largest Pancake Breakfast
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The World's Largest Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Spirit of Springfield is less than two weeks away, and students across Hampden County will receive free tickets to attend. If you love to enjoy a good meal, you won't want to miss the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast that packs Main Street every year in Springfield. The family-friendly event kicks off Saturday, May 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and is expected to bring in thousands. Best Mexican restaurants in western Massachusetts to celebrate Cinco De Mayo 'You get milk, coffee, juice, pancakes, bacon, and Little Bites,' said Judy Matt, President of the Spirit of Springfield. 'They actually gave us thousands of them.' Tickets for the annual event are $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for children, and can be bought on the day of the event. On Monday, American Medical Response (AMR) and the Springfield Fire Commissioner picked up 70,000 tickets from the Spirit of Springfield's office and loaded them into their vehicles. They plan to distribute them to schools across Hampden County, where all students will receive a free ticket to the breakfast. 'It's a great community event,' said Springfield Fire Commissioner B.J. Calvi. 'It's great to be a part of it, and being the Chair this year is going to be extra special.' 'It will be our job over the next few days to take all these envelopes and stop at the schools and spread the cheer of the tickets, so that everyone can come down and enjoy an incredible morning,' said Patrick Leonardo, Regional Director of AMR. If you'd like to enjoy an unforgettable breakfast, all you have to do is head over to Main Street in Springfield on May 17. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
