Every year we donate tens of thousands of dollars in product
(bagel & bread),
gift baskets and gift certificates to local non-profits to aid
in their fundraising efforts. We
wanted to highlight some of the events at which you will see
or have seen us! Mark your calendars and we’ll see you
there!
Events - Visit our Booth!
Winefest - Sips in the City & The Grand Tasting. June 6-7, 2008 Panera Bread will host a bread booth at this wine tasting fundraiser. Winefest serves to enrich the cultural, recreational, and economic landscape of metropolitan Des Moines. Wine lovers and novices can enjoy lively music and unique wines from guest vintners paired with the finest in gourmet cheeses and breads. On Saturday night visit the Panera Bread booth at the Grand Tasting for two fun appetizers featuring our breads. Click here for more Winfest info
Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure – Des Moines October 6, 2007– Western Gateway Park, Des Moines. (Save the date of October 25th for the 2008 race). Thousands of Iowans gathered to commemorate loved ones lost to breast cancer and to race for a cure. At our Panera Bread booth we give away samples of our Pink Ribbon Bagel. Twenty five cents of each Pink Ribbon Bagel sold during the month of October in Des Moines goes to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Click here for more information on the Des Moines Race for the Cure.
Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer October 14, 2007 - Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids We'll be passing out samples of our Pink Ribbon Bagels at this breast cancer fundraiser run & walk. The event starts and finishes on the campus of Mercy Medical Center. Don't forget, during the month of October we're donating 25 cents for every Pink Ribbon Bagel sold to breast cancer organizations in Iowa, including: The Especially for You foundation in Cedar Rapids, Gilda's Club in the Quad Cities, and Beyond Pink TEAM in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Center at UIHC in Iowa City, and Information and Images in Dubuque.
Click here for more information on the Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer.
Events We Sponsor
Panera Bread Presents: Marching for Maria House & Trotting for Teresa Shelter April 5, 2008 – Clarke College Kehl Center. New! for 2008, we added a 5K race to the morning's events. Walkers and runners raised over $15,000 for the Maria House and Teresa Shelter. A special thank you goes out to the Mississippi Valley Running Association for consulting on and directing the race. Maria House in Dubuque, provides emergency transitional housing to women (alone or with children) and additional suport services. The Teresa Shelter provides emergency overnight shelter for women alone or with children.
Panera Bread Presents: Movin' for McAuley February 16, 2008– Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Over 700 people walked in this event for our Operation Dough-Nation partner in Cedar Rapids this year. The walk raised over $22,000 for the Catherine McAuley Center (CMC). CMC provides transitional housing for women and basic education for men and women. Special thanks to Westdale Mall, Z102.9 FM, the Catholic Knights, and all of our volunteers.
Panera Bread Presents: 2008 Walk the Plank Bowl 4- Education February 22-23 2008– Waterloo/Cedar Falls. Think of Bowl-4-Education as a company party that doubles as a fundraiser for Junior Achievement!
Why Bowl for Junior Achievement?
Junior Achievement prepares and inspires young people to succeed in a global economy. JA teaches kids how business works and prepares them to be Eastern Iowa’s future leaders! Through the help of hundreds of community volunteers, JA will reach 28,652 local K-12 students during the 2007-2008 school year! The Bowl-4-Education event is a fun-filled way to help raise money to support Junior Achievement’s local economic literacy programs.
