Cranston Panera’s fundraiser for ‘B’s Mobility Ride’ postponed

Posted 2/5/15

Due to the snowstorm, the Panera Bread at 5 New London Ave. in Cranston has postponed its “Raise the Dough” Ten Percent of Sales evening to benefit B’s Mobility Ride to Monday, Feb. 9 from …

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Cranston Panera’s fundraiser for ‘B’s Mobility Ride’ postponed

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Due to the snowstorm, the Panera Bread at 5 New London Ave. in Cranston has postponed its “Raise the Dough” Ten Percent of Sales evening to benefit B’s Mobility Ride to Monday, Feb. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event had been scheduled for Feb. 2.

The first 100 customers who make a purchase toward the cause will receive a Mystery Panera Gift Card (limit to one gift card per customer, and the customer must be present to receive the card), with values up to and including $200.

Ten percent of all the sales during the event’s two hours will go toward securing a wheelchair-accessible van for the McDermott family of Warwick and, specifically, their 8-year-old son Benjamin, who is afflicted with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a type of muscular dystrophy. A Cookie Decorating Station for families and raffle prizes will also be featured during the evening.

“Panera Warwick recently held a ‘Raise the Dough’ Preview Party, which raised thousands of dollars for B’s Mobility Ride, so we decided to build on that momentum to improve Benjamin’s quality of life,” said Kimmy Rose, marketing manager at Panera Cranston. “Here at Panera Cranston, we focus on providing the very best experience for our guests while giving back to the community we serve. Benjamin is a neighbor in need so we wanted to do our part.”

Panera Bread’s overall mission is to help Benjamin and his family reach their goal with a variety of fundraising events that will be scheduled in the area. Rose said the next fundraiser for B’s Mobility Ride will be a book signing by bestselling New York Times author Jenna Blum at the Panera in East Greenwich on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

To find out all the events Panera has scheduled to help B’s Mobility Ride, visit and “like” its Facebook page, facebook.com/howleybreadgroup. 

Panera is also asking others in the local community to help raise funds for B’s Mobility Ride and, for those interested, to reach out to marketing@howleybread.com with any ideas. Or, for those that simply want to make a donation, visit www.gofundme.com/bwumj4 to help B’s Mobility Ride today.

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