Boston Bread, LLC a franchisee of Panera Bread announced its 2008 fundraising total of $94,611 generated through its partnerships with The Ellie Fund and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Panera Bread, known for its artisan breads and carefully crafted menu of baked goods, sandwiches, and soups, prides itself as an institution that serves the communities it operates in throughout the greater Boston area. 

Panera's fund raising was generated primarily from the bakery-cafe's Operation Dough-Nation® program, which provides customers an opportunity to donate through the donation boxes located at Panera's registers. In 2008, Panera Boston raised $31,396.79 through Operation Dough-Nation. 

Each Year Panera Bread of Greater Boston sponsors a variety of initiatives to support The Ellie Fund, an organization that works tirelessly to support women fighting breast cancer. Most notable among Panera Boston's fundraising initiatives for The Ellie Fund is its annual February Pink Magnet campaign, which in 2008 garnered $32,022, and its annual Drive for the Cure golf tournament, which raised $12,392 in August.

Panera Boston raised $18,801 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2008 through its annual October promotion in which Panera patrons are given the opportunity to donate $1 to St. Jude's to support its fight against catastrophic childhood diseases. Each dollar raised represents the interest and support of a Panera patron across the organization's 16 Boston bakery-cafes, and represents the dedication, passion, and commitment of Panera towards supporting the work that goes into the wellbeing, longevity, and possibility of life for so many members of its host communities.