Events We Sponsor
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! Volunteer to be part of a 4-6 person bowling team. Secure at least $60 per bowler and you’re ready to bowl! Each bowler is entitled to two games of bowling, shoe rental, an event t-shirt, and great prizes! Plus, those who raise more than $90 are guaranteed to win additional prizes.
*$1,000 minimum must be fundraised to qualify for the grand prize

Four Shifts to choose from:

Friday, February 22, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Friday, February 22, 8:00-11:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 23, 1:00-4:00 p.m

Saturday, February 23, 8:00-11:00 p.m.

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.

Click here for registration information

Please contact Andrea Elliott, Marketing Manager, for more information at 319-274-0760.

Events - Visit our Booth!

Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure – Des Moines October 6, 2007– Western Gateway Park, Des Moines. 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 or to register for 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've added a 5K race to the morning's events. The walk and activities will take place inside the Kehl Center. The 5K race will start and end outside the Kehl Center. MVRA is consulting on and directing the race.

You still have time to register! You can turn in registration forms at the Dubuque Panera Bread until Thursday, April 3. We'll also have registration available Friday, April 4th from 3-6pm at the Clarke College Kehl Center. You can also register for either event on Saturday morning.

Click here to download a registration form for the walk and run

Click here to download the 5K race route

Click here to download a team packet for the walk or race

Maria House , our Operation Dough-Nation partner 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.

Movin' for McAuley Team Pictures: Coming soon!