Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraisers in Chicago

Avondale

• Frank & Mary's Tavern

Frank & Mary’s Tavern will support the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation Chicago’s In Good Taste Campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Frank & Mary’s will offer a themed “Drink the Pink” menu all month long and donate 50% of the proceeds to Lynn Sage. The menu is as follows: The Booby Trap ($10) with Tito’s, ginger beer, strawberry purée, lime juice; The Pink Sparkler ($12) with Sarti Rosa,  Ruffino Prosecco, club soda, and lemon juice; and the Pink Lemonade Sun Cruiser ($8).

The Loop

• The Grillroom Chophouse & Wine Bar

This October, The Grillroom Chophouse & Wine Bar is raising a glass for a cause in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its specialty Pink Side of the Moon cocktail. Available Thursday, October 1 through Saturday, October 31, the pink cocktail is crafted with Stoli Blueberry, Ketel One Cucumber & Mint, simple syrup, fresh lime and cranberry and is priced at $16. Throughout the month, The Grillroom will donate 10-percent of proceeds from every Pink Side of the Moon cocktail sold to the Lynn Sage Foundation Chicago’s In Good Taste Campaign. 

Multiple Locations

• Four Entertainment Group

Four Entertainment Group (4EG) is raising a glass for a cause this October with a monthlong initiative benefiting the Karen Wellington Foundation in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From October 1–31, eight 4EG bars across Chicago will feature the Ghost Candy Margarita, a $15 specialty cocktail made with Ghost Tequila, lime juice, strawberry puree and club soda. For every Ghost Candy Margarita sold throughout the month, $1 will be donated to the Karen Wellington Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing joy to women and families living with breast cancer.

Participating 4EG locations include aliveOne in Lincoln Park, Central Park Bar and Tune-Up in Avondale, Easy Bar and Estelle’s in Wicker Park, Remedy in Bucktown, The Owl in Logan Square and The Getaway in Lincoln Square. The month-long campaign will also include a special all-day fundraiser on Wednesday, October 21, when participating bars will donate $1 from every drink sold that day to the Karen Wellington Foundation.

The Karen Wellington Foundation helps put fun on the calendars of women and families living with breast cancer. Recipients are special ladies and families who are not done living yet. The foundation sends them on family vacations, relaxing spa days with sisters, dinners out with best friends, concerts, road trips and other activities.

• Red Door Tavern Group

This October, Red Door Tavern Group is inviting Chicagoans to “Drink the Pink” in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From October 1 through October 31, Cody’s Public House in West Lakeview and The Graystone Tavern in Wrigleyville will serve a special menu of $10 pink cocktails, with 50% of proceeds from every featured cocktail sold donated to organizations supporting the fight against breast cancer.

At Cody’s Public House, proceeds will benefit the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation Chicago’s In Good Taste Campaign, which brings Chicago’s hospitality community together each October to raise funds for breast cancer research. At The Graystone Tavern, proceeds will benefit The Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation, the Minnesota-based nonprofit supported by the bar’s Minnesota Vikings watch parties. 

Guests can sip for a cause with three specialty cocktails for $10 each. Cocktails include the The Violet Femme with Empress 1908 Gin, Coppola Diamond Prosecco, lemon juice, simple syrup, and a lemon twist, the Pretty in Pink with Tito's Handmade Vodka and Red Bull Watermelon Edition, and the Strawberry Tart with Tito's Handmade Vodka, strawberry puree, rhubarb bitters, lime juice and club soda.

• Sweet Mandy B's

Sweet Mandy B’s is thinking pink this October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From October 1 through October 21, the Chicago bakery will offer a special Pink Vanilla Iced Brownie for $6 at its Lincoln Park and Streeterville locations. For every pink brownie sold, $1 will be donated to the Lynn Sage Foundation Chicago’s In Good Taste Campaign, supporting the organization’s efforts to advance breast cancer research.