2024 Upcoming Events/Program
2024 Screaming Mimi Beer Project with Midwest Coast Brewery
2024 Welcome Back Lounge Charity Bingo, all Mondays in May
2024 4th Annual Need a Pizza and Beer Run, Cedar Rapids, Iowa , July 21
PR Foundation Projects and Events
Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids
2024 Co- founder Robert Kabakoff with board members Meg McMullen and Bob Wagner present a check to Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids from the proceeds from the Need A Pizza and Beer Run in Cedar Rapids. Record year for the Race
2024 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to One Tail at a Time from the Screamin Mimi beer sales with Welcome Back Lounge Thank you to Midwest Coast Brewing for making such a great tasting beer for us to sell,
2024 NEED A PIZZA AND BEER RUN REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
2024 3rd annual Puppy grams sent from One Tail at a Time, a no kill shelter in Chicago to St.Mary’s ER staff from the PR Foundation for Valentines day to support our community emergency hospital staff and Emergency medical services from the city
2024 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to One Tail at a Time from the Screamin Mimi beer sales with Krafted Burger Bar and Tap, Thank you to Midwest Coast Brewing for making such a great tasting beer for us to sell, Total sales were 2500 drafts at both location Krafted donated 1 dollar per draft and PR Foundation matched the donation.
2023 Co- founder Robert Kabakoff with board members Meg McMullen and Bob Wagner present a check to Families helping Families of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from proceeds from Need A Pizza and Beer Run in Cedar Rapids
2023 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to One Tail at a Time from charity bingo at Welcome Back Lounge Chicago Illinois
2023 NEED A PIZZA AND BEER RUN REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
2023 2nd annual Puppy grams sent from One Tail at a Time, a no kill shelter in Chicago to St.Mary’s ER staff from the PR Foundation for Valentines day to support our community emergency hospital staff
2023 Co founder Robert Kabakoff and Board Member Bob Wagner presenting a check to Jan the founder of Critter Crusaders of Iowa from the proceeds from the 2nd annual Need a Pizza and Beer Run.
2022 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to One Tail at a Time from Scrappy burger sales at Welcome Back Lounge from charity bingo night, Chicago Illinois
2023 Johnny and Krystal’s Home Sweet Home is finished, They moved in yesterday.Thank you all the supporters of this great project that helped us get this over the finish line
2022 Now taking donations for Johnny and Krystal’s Home Sweet Home project
2022 Co founder “Panini” Pete Blohme presenting a check to Eagles Landing supporting Military Veterans getting back on their feet
2021 PR Foundation co founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue founder from proceeds from Charity Bingo at Welcome Back Lounge, Chicago Illinois supporting National Pit Bull Awareness month.
2021 PR Foundation board member Bob Wagner and PR Foundation founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to Freedom Foundation of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from proceeds from Need a Pizza and Beer Run to support local military veterans and no kill animal shelters.
2021 This was our first year of the annual run that benefits the PR Foundation in Cedar Rapids,Iowa. We raised $4000 dollars that will be split between Critter Crusaders and Freedom Foundation of Cedar Rapids, supporting military veterans and no kill animal shelters. Thank you to board member Bob Wagner and Need Pizza for hosting the event
2021 PR Foundation is sponsoring Leon’s Triathlon by awarding donations to the winners of the veteran races to the non profit organizations of their choice and aluminum water bottles for all participants
2020 from the proceeds from the PR Foundation Pizza at Need Pizza in Cedars Rapids we made a donation to this great organization in Cedar Rapids that honors and support veterans. Thank you to board member Bob Wagner for making this happen in his community.
PR Foundation Board member Katie Smith handing out Stan’s Donuts to nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital for ER nurses day provided by the foundation
Thank you to artist Brett Whitacre for this painting that will be in the PR Foundation sponsored exam room at One Tail at a Time in Chicago Illinois
o2020 Robert Kabakoff co Founder and Board Member/ Need Pizza owner Bob Wagner featuring the Foundation Pie available the week of March 2nd at Need Pizza Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Butter Chicken with homemade Paneer cheese, cherry tomatoes, caramelized onions and lime yogurt sauce. All sales going to the PR Foundation Thank you Bob
c2019 PR Foundation is sponsoring senior dog adoptions at PAWS Chicago. Please contact PAWS Chicago for the details on the waived adoptions fees for these selected 4 senior pups, Pansy, Tobias, Laurie and Marcus at the Lincoln Park Adoption Center
2019 PR Foundation co founder Panini Pete Blohme presenting a check for $13,000 to support the Fight Oar Die Military Veteran Team crossing the Atlantic in their boat Woobie in the Talisker Whiskey Challange .Fight Oar Die is made up of veterans from various Army backgrounds, ranging from Infantry Paratroopers, US Army Rangers and US Special Forces raising awareness of the issues veterans and their families face after they return home from combat deployment – things like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and reintegration issues.
2019 PR Foundation is supporting the Chicago chapter of Team River Runner in their mission of helping wounded military veterans on the river to recovery.
2019 PR Foundation presenting a check to the Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids supporting animal welfare in Iowa.
2019 PR Foundation is supporting the Quilts of Valor, Baldwin, AL benefitting veterans and service members
The mission of the Quilts of Valor is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. A Quilt of Valor is a lifetime award.
Meet Lolita, a senior pup who was adopted from PAWS Chicago yesterday with the help of the PR Foundation sponsoring her adopting fees for her new owners.
2019 PR Foundation is sponsoring senior dog adoptions at PAWS Chicago. Please contact PAWS Chicago for the details on the waived adoptions fees for these selected 2 senior pups at the Lincoln Park location: Manny and Alda . Major was adopted this week
2019 PR Foundation is supporting the Fight Oar Die group that is made up of four veterans from various Army backgrounds, ranging from Infantry Paratroopers, US Army Rangers and US Special Forces. Their goal in rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic over the course of 50 days was simple – to raise awareness of the issues veterans and their families face after they return home from combat deployment – things like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and reintegration issues.
Congratulations to PR Foundation co founder Robert Kabakoff and Ryan Marks from Team PR Foundation after the 2018 Chicago Marathon on October 7th for raising funds for military veterans.
2018 PR Foundation co founder Pete Blohme presenting a check to the to the local Marine Corp league for a electric wheelchair for a war veteran from Alabama.
Great to see the foundation’s impact from our first annual Puppy Pedal and the 2018 Chicago Marathon fundraising for K9 for Warriors
2018 Sponsor of Paws Chicago Run for Their Lives 5k Doggy Oasis benefitting no kill animal shelters.
Thank you to Board member Bob Wagner of Need Pizza and Haley of Thew Brewery collaborating on the 2018 Scrappy Extra Pale Ale with proceeds benefiting the PR Foundation. First pints enjoyed by Bob, Haley, Ryan, Robert and Katie.
2024 Co- founder Robert Kabakoff with board members Meg McMullen and Bob Wagner present a check to Families helping Families of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from proceeds from Need A Pizza and Beer Run in Cedar Rapids.
2024 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff and board member Katie Smith presenting a check to One Tail at a Time from charity bingo at Welcome Back Lounge Chicago Illinois
May 2024, Welcome Back Lounge, Chicago, Illinois will host charity bingo benefitting the PR Foundation and One Tail at a Time
2024 PR Foundation co founder Pete Blohme and board member Nick DiMario presenting a check to Baldwin Humane Society from the Joe Canine Fundraiser
2024 1st Annual event benefiting the Baldwin Humane Society presented by the PR Foundation
2023 co- founder Robert Kabakoff with board members Meg McMullen and Bob Wagner present a check to Critter Crusaders of Iowa from the proceeds from the Need A Pizza and Beer Run in Cedar Rapids
2023 Tapping soon at Krafted Burger Bar and Tap in Elmhurst and Bolingbrook.
2023 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to West Suburban Humane Society from sales at the grand opening of his restaurant Krafted in Elmhurst
2022 Co Founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to One Tail at a Time supporting senior programs from Charity Bingo Night in September at Welcome Back Lounge , Chicago Illinois
2023 PR Foundation will be supporting this amazing non profit in their fight to clear the shelters and find homes for all dogs
August 2022 Welcome Back Lounge, Chicago, Illinois will host charity bingo benefitting the PR Foundation
2022 Thank you all our runners and sponsors for a record setting 2nd annual Need a Pizza and Beer Run in Cedar Rapids Iowa, PR Foundation raised money for Critter Crusaders and Freedom Foundation of Iowa. Board member Bob Wagner and Co Founder Robert Kabakoff starting the run with a slice of cheese pizza.
2022 Board member Bob Wagner accepting a check from F&M bank sponsoring the Need a Pizza and Beer run in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, From left to right Holly Loesche, Katherine Beck, Bob Wagner, Marc Gladson, Meredith Shelford, Megan Cozad
2022 PR Foundation co founder Robert Kabakoff training for the Berlin Marathon supporting the PR Foundation
2022 PR Foundation sent puppy grams from One Tail at a Time no kill shelter in Chicago to St. Mary’s ER staff to support front line workers for Valentine’s day
2021 PR Foundation co founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to K9 4 Keeps founder from proceeds from Charity Bingo at Welcome Back Lounge, Chicago Illinois supporting National Pit Bull Awareness month.
2021 PR Foundation board member Bob Wagner and PR Foundation founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from proceeds from Need a Pizza and Beer Run to support local no kill animal shelters and military veterans
2021 PR Foundation board member Katie Smith playing bingo at the Welcome Back Lounge Chicago , Illinois with proceeds going to the PR Foundation, Thank you Legacy Hospitality for always supporting us.
2021 Please join us every Monday August 30th thru September for Bingo night with proceeds benefitting the PR Foundation, Thank you Legacy Hospitality for the continued support
2021 PR Foundation is supporting DARE2TRI which encourages recreation, racing, and competition, while also cultivating a sense of community for all athletes, who are not labeled by physical ability, but rather their determination and will to succeed by removing barriers to sports and fitness
2020 Team PR Foundation’s newest team member Luca Wetherell out a ride in Napa Valley California in his team jersey
2020 PR Foundation is sponsoring senior dog adoption at OTAT Chicago. Please contact OTAT Chicago for the details on the waived adoptions fees for these selected 3 senior pups Idris, Alfie, Lillith, at the OTAT Adoption Center.
2019 PR Foundation co founder Panini Pete Blohme presenting a check to the organization Operation Reconnect which helps veterans returning from overseas to reconnect with their families.
2019 PR Foundation Co founder Robert Kabakoff with the the team from One Tail at a Time No Kill Animal Shelter after the presenting them with a check from the money raised from the the Puppy Pedal and the Chicago Triathlon.
Congratulations to PR Foundation co founder Robert Kabakoff from Team PR Foundation after the 2019 Chicago Triathlon on August 25th for raising over $3,500 for military veterans and no kill animal shelters
2019 2nd Annual PR Foundation Puppy Pedal at Studio Three Chicago benefitting One Tail at a Time No Kill Shelter Thank you to all the riders that made this event such a success.
The highlight of the 2nd annual Puppy Pedal was the adoptions of these the 2 pups highlighted at our event. Thank you one tail at a time no kill shelter for bringing these pups to our event
Meet Manny, another senior pup who was adopted from PAWS Chicago this weekend with the help of the PR Foundation sponsoring his adopting fees for his new owner
Thank you to Board Member and Need Pizza owner Bob Wagner for raising over $1,000 for the PR Foundation with his fund raising pizza available the week of June 3rd at Need Pizza Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Butter Chicken with homemade Paneer cheese, cherry tomatoes, caramelized onions and lime yogurt sauce.
2018 1st Annual Puppy Pedal at Studio Three Chicago benefitting K9 for Warriors and PAWS Chicago . Thank you to all the riders that made this event so great.
2018 PR Foundation co founder Robert Kabakoff presenting a check to the Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids supporting animal welfare in Iowa.
2018 Board member Bob Wagner and co founder Robert Kabakoff present a check to the I Know Jack Foundation helping in the fight against Cancer and supporting Cancer survivors and their families.
2018 Chicago Haitian Chocolate Dinner helping build schools in Haiti