BBBS

Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom, a full-service food franchise well-known for its pizza, calzones, and large beer selection, opened Mon., May 14, in Hays at 5151 Mopar Drive.

Prior to its opening date, the restaurant hosted several soft openings. During those soft openings, Old Chicago donated 100 percent of the alcoholic beverage sales to Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Ellis County. Old Chicago also collected donations from guests throughout the pre-opening events.

On Thu., May 17, Jeff Daley, Director of Operations, and Ross Olsbo, General Manager, presented BBBS with a check for $10,397.84 from the new Hays restaurant.

“It was a great honor to make a philanthropic commitment to the Hays community,” said Daley.

“We are very grateful for the support of Old Chicago, ” said Jenny Bates, BBBS area director,        “and we appreciate their commitment to raising awareness of our organization and helping the kids in our community.”

The Hays-based BBBS office serves Ellis, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Trego, Norton, and Thomas counties.