Area Panera Breads Will Raise Money for Children's Hospital Boston

Panera Bread franchisee Boston Bread, LLC announced it has named Children’s Hospital Boston as the new Operation Dough-Nation partner. Sixteen Greater Boston bakery-cafes will raise funds to support Children’s Hospital Boston in its mission to provide the highest quality health care to children and families from New England and around the globe.

“We’re very excited to kick-off our new partnership with Children’s Hospital Boston,” said Mike Hamra, President and CEO of Boston Bread. “We’re confident that each of our Panera Bread bakery-café communities will join us in our enthusiasm to support the tremendous medical services that Children’s Hospital provides to local children and families.

"On behalf of Boston Bread, we look forward to an exceptional partnership with this remarkable organization.”

Boston Bread will raise funds for Children’s Hospital during Operation Dough-Nation through special event fundraisers, unique promotional menu items and in-store breadboxes located near the registers in each of their bakery-cafes.

Panera Bread currently has 14 bakery-cafes in greater Boston partnered with Children’s Hospital through its Operation Dough-Nation program. With the addition of the Boston Bread cafes, Children’s Hospital Boston is now the official Operation Dough-Nation partner of 30 Panera Bread locations in greater Boston.

“Children’s Hospital Boston is thrilled to partner with Boston Bread and expand our partnership with Panera Bread,” said Carola Cadley, Vice President of Corporate Development and Marketing for Children’s Hospital Trust. “Their generosity and commitment to rallying customers to help us continue our life-saving care and world-changing research will improve the lives of both kids and adults.”