Looking for new ways to eat well, get out of the house and enjoy your friends and family? Turn to Panera Bread for fun gatherings, charity events that are worth knowing about, and outstanding family fun.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S NICKERSON FIELD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Law Enforcement Torch Run
June 15, 2007. Every two years, law enforcement officers from around the world gather to carry the "Flame of Hope" in a Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg in honor of the Special Olympics World Summer or World Winter Games. The Torch Run Final Leg is not only a salute to the athletes who compete in the Special Olympics World Games, but also an honor for the participating law enforcement officers who make up the Torch Run Final Leg Team.
GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY, BYFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Soccer Tournament
June 15 - 17, 2007. The annual Special Olympics Massachusetts Summer Games will be held at Boston University and Harvard University. Over 2800 athletes and coaches will participate in eight different sports including aquatics, gymnastics, powerlifting, roller-skating, sailing, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The opening ceremonies kick off the weekend’s events at Boston University. Athletes compete Saturday and Sunday at Harvard University.
During Summer Games every athlete is encouraged to perform to the best of his or her ability. Each athlete has a reasonable chance to excel while competing against fellow athletes of similar age and ability. Athletes train for a minimum of eight weeks prior to Summer Games and are then placed in competition divisions.
Panera Bread has been a long-standing partner with the Summer Games, raising necessary funds to help run the Games and feeding many of the athletes, coaches and family members that attend. Panera Bread has raised over $60,000 in the past two years for Special Olympics Massachusetts.
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Through year-round sports training and athletic competition and other related programming for more than 1.3 million children and adults with intellectual disabilities in more than 150 countries, Special Olympics has created a model community that celebrates people's diverse gifts. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics. Visit Special Olympics online at http://www.specialolympicsma.org.
STOWE ACRES COUNTRY CLUB, STOWE, MASSACHUSETTS
"Driving for a Cure" Golf Tournament
August 13, 2007. All proceeds to benefit The Ellie's Fund Care for the Caregiver Program.
The Ellie Fund was established in 1994 in memory of Eleanor ("Ellie") Popkin of Newton who passed away after a courageous nine-year fight with breast cancer. The Ellie Fund was founded by her sons, Jeff and Eliot, to honor her fight for hope and her giving spirit that touched everyone she knew throughout her life.
The Ellie Fund is a non-profit organization that aids families in the fight
against breast cancer through our "Care for the Caregiver" program.
Care for the Caregiver support women and families who are undergoing treatment
for breast cancer by helping them with their daily activities, transportation
to medical appointments, housecleaning, groceries and daycare, thereby enabling
them to channel the majority of their energy into battling this disease.
Download the "Driving for a Cure" brochure.
Visit The Ellie Fund at www.elliefund.org/ for more information.
