Pancake Breakfast will Benefit SARS

On Sunday, April 15, an all-you-can-eat pancake affair, hosted by the Blue Bell Rotary, will help raise money to permanently house the Second Alarmers Rescue Squad at the .

Besides the pancakes, kids can get their picture taken with Elmo and families can get a first-hand look at the life-saving emergency medical equipment SARS brings to the area.

The event will be held at the from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Tickets for the breakfast are $7 for adults, $5 for children 10 years and under, and are available at the Whitpain Township Building between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday.

The Second Alarmers build project’s fund-raising goal is $1.5 million and must be raised by SARS through donations, grants and service reimbursement.

Once completed, the new station will “permanently shelter its two paramedic ambulances, additional lifesaving equipment and highly-trained personnel,” according to the Blue Bell Rotary press release. The project completion date for the project is early 2013.

For more information about the Rotary Pancake Breakfast, contact Joanne Messserschmidt at 610-724-3935 or email: jmesserschmidt@bristolre.com.