The following information was submitted by Panera Bread.
School’s out for summer, and more than 315,000 kids who usually get meals in school are home — and hungry.
To help, metro Detroiters can “cool off with Panera” lemonade for $1 on July 21 to help combat childhood hunger in our community. Panera Bread is donating 100 percent of lemonade proceeds to Gleaners Community Food Bank’s Hunger Free Summer effort. Every $1 lemonade sold on July 21 will sponsor six summer meals.
On July 21, Panera associates will be manning handmade and decorated lemonade stands outside of the cafes in the following cities: Lathrup Village, Livonia, West Bloomfield, Novi, Sterling Heights, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Troy, Farmington, Dearborn Heights, Roseville, Shelby Township, Plymouth, Waterford, Brighton, Chesterfield Township, Grosse Pointe, Westland, Canton, Monroe, Woodhaven, Southgate, Allen Park, Bloomfield Hills, Commerce Township, Birmingham and Auburn Hills.
Locally, Panera Bread is at:
- 51490 Gratiot Avenue in Chesterfield Township
- 14121 Hall Road in Shelby Township
- 8492 26 Mile Road in Shelby Township
- 31960 Gratiot Avenue Roseville
In tandem with this effort, this week Panera is welcoming all Detroit-area residents to tweet photos of their funniest lemonade “pucker face” using the hashtag #LemonAidDetroit.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 17 million households are considered food insecure. Simply put, hunger is a very real struggle for many Americans. Panera’s Lemon-Aid initiative is designed to help address this ever-worsening epidemic.
About Gleaners Food Bank
Founded in 1977, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is one of the oldest and largest food banks in the country. Today, it distributes more than 40 million pounds of emergency food annually – equivalent to 85,284 meals per day.
Headquartered in Detroit, Gleaners operates a total of five distribution centers in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties, which provide food to over 600 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and other agencies throughout southeastern Michigan. Of every dollar donated, Gleaners uses 94 cents for food and food programs. One dollar provides three meals for a hungry neighbor. Learn more at www.gcfb.org.
