Spring has sprung and we are ready to take the fun outdoors! First, we are going to spruce up Main Street on May 3 and then we are going to roll out the tables for the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast on May 10.
I hope you will be able to be a part of the fun and the flapjacks!
Judy Matt
President
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From Police Commissioner to Pancake Breakfast Chair
 Springfield Police Commissioner William Fitchet accepted the largest challenge of his 42-year career in public safety. He agreed to serve as the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast Chair. Presenting him with the official attire, a Spirit of Springfield jacket, was Paul Picknelly from Monarch Enterprises and the 2007 breakfast chair. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Pancake Breakfast Chairman Peter Lappin, Dennis Murphy for MGM Springfield, volunteers and supporters were on hand for the announcement.
 Roll call for the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast will be Saturday, May 10 at 8AM and will last until the last the last flapjack has been flipped. Besides a hot hearty breakfast with pancakes from Performance Food Group, Carando Classic Italian bacon, H. P. Hood orange juice and milk, and coffee, there will be lots to experience. The Springfield Police and Fire Departments will have displays, as will McDonald's and Six Flags. There will be horse-drawn wagon and train ride, and kick line that will run the length of the pancake breakfast table.
For a second year, MGM Springfield is sponsoring the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast which is celebrating Springfield's 378th birthday.
For all the details visit spiritofspringfield.org. |
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U. S. Air Force Heritage of America Band Wow's Crowd
The U. S. Air Force Heritage of American Band filled Springfield Symphony Hall with the musical talents of 45 professional airmen musicians. On hand to welcome concertgoers were Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Major General L. Scott Rice, The Adjutant General for the Massachusetts National Guard, Brigadier General Steven Vautrain, Commander of the U. S. Air Force's 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base, Dr. Phillip Gaziano, Chief Executive Officer for Accountable Care Associates, Kerry Trotta and Carla Figueroa from Health New England and Cherise Leclerc from CBS3-Springfield.
 
The band played everything from classical to patriotic favorites, as well as the Star Wars Trilogy, Symphonic Suite from Star Trek, George Gershwin's Strike Up the Band and the Glenn Miller Medley.
Special thanks to Accountable Care Associates, Health New England, Springfield Department of Elder Affairs, CBS3-Springfield, MassLive, The Republican and WMAS FM for helping to bring the free concert to the community.
To see more photos of the evening, visit spiritofspringfield.org. |
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The Spirit of Springfield is a private, non-profit corporation
which produces high-quality,
large-scale events in the city of Springfield.
Our mission is to promote community events and
encourage civic pride.
Celebrating the city's biggest, best and brightest
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Guest Corner
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Pattie McKnight,
McDonald's Owner/Operator,
Each year, your local Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald's® restaurants look forward to the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast event. McDonald's has proudly supported this community gathering for the past six years, and each year we're welcomed with open arms into downtown Springfield for one of our favorite events of spring!
Over the years, Ronald McDonald has performed stage shows and delighted young audiences. We've sampled many of our great McCafé beverages. And McDonald's continues to bring its signature, interactive tent where event attendees can play games and enjoy new product coupons and giveaways - always free of charge.
We take pride in being part of the greater Springfield community with over 10 restaurants in the immediate area that support local events, such as the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast and others, like our annual McScholar Awards that honors Western Massachusetts high school student athletes and our Ronald McDonald House Charities© scholarship program. Your local McDonald's owner/operators from Connecticut and Western Massachusetts are once again, proud to support this event and the Spirit of Springfield.
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Get Golfing with the Spirit of Springfield!
Friday, June 6 at Franconia Golf Course
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Calling all sweepers! The Spirit of Springfield and the Springfield Business Improvement District are joining forces for SPRINGfield Clean-Up on Saturday, May 3 from 9AM to 12Noon. The goal is to sweep away all signs of winter and make Main Street shiny and bright for upcoming outdoor activities like the World's Largest Pancake Breakfast, Star Spangled Springfield and the Stearns Square Concert Series. 
