Pancakes for Pets: A Pancake Breakfast, Bake Sale, and Raffle Fundraiser For Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location
5th Street Hall, 701 5th St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Cost
$13 discounted online presale (through November 17), $15 at the door. Children ages 1 to 15 pay $1 per year of age.
Tickets
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pancake-breakfast-139
Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance (GRPBA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Contact
grpitbullalliance@gmail.com | GRPBA.com
Enjoy a from-scratch pancake breakfast with vegan options, a bake sale, raffles, and a pet tribute display while helping Grand Rapids families keep their pets. Hosted by the volunteer-run Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance. Every dollar supports local pet outreach programs that helps families facing hardship keep their pets and prevent economic pet surrender.
The Grand Rapids Pit Bull Alliance (GRPBA) invites the community to Pancakes for Pets, its final major fundraiser of 2026.
Guests can enjoy a from-scratch breakfast made by GRPBA volunteers, including buttermilk pancakes, vegan pancakes, eggs, kielbasa, fruit, assorted pastries, pancake topping bar and a coffee and hot chocolate bar. Vegan options are available throughout the menu and bake sale.
The event also includes:
A bake sale featuring vegan baked goods
A raffle with prizes donated by local businesses and artists
A pet tribute display honoring pets past and present
GRPBA merchandise
Stories and information about the people and pets GRPBA helps
GRPBA is a nine-year-old, 100% volunteer-run nonprofit serving Grand Rapids and Kent County. It helps families facing hardship or living on a fixed income keep and care for their pets, preserving the human-animal bond and preventing economic surrender to the animal shelter. Its programs include a twice-monthly pet food bank, a Little Pet Food Bank in Lowell, monthly home delivery of pet food and supplies, vaccine clinics, free spay and neuter, canine training, free grooming, transportation to pet appointments, and a Veterinary Assistance Fund that has provided $53,754.79 in veterinary care. Every dollar raised goes directly back to the mission.
Vegan guests who buy tickets online are asked to email grpitbullalliance@gmail.com so organizers can plan enough vegan food.
Businesses, artists, and individuals interested in donating a raffle prize or sponsoring the event can email grpitbullalliance@gmail.com.