Venice Fire Rescue invites local families to join them Friday, Dec. 17 for the First Santa Firehouse Pancake Breakfast, an event sponsored by Sarasota Memorial Venice Hospital and ShorePoint Health Venice (formerly Venice Regional Bayfront Health).

The event will be held from 8:30-11 a.m. Dec. 17 at Venice Fire Station 1 (aka 51), 112 S. Harbor Dr. next to City Hall. Santa will arrive on a firetruck at 9 a.m.

Reservations are not mandatory but highly recommended; call 941-480-3030.