Panera Bread strives to support community programs that reflect our core values and serve as a vehicle for outreach and support. In the Greater Boston area, we are partnered with the Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) in giving back to our community.
Special Olympics Massachusetts
The mission of Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of well-coached Olympic-type sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities by providing them with continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, prepare for entry into school and community programs, express courage, experience joy, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic Athletes, and the community.
Be a Volunteer Today!
Running a year-round sports and training program for people with intellectual disabilities, or closely related developmental disabilities, takes more than good intentions.
You can help in many ways - from running an event to raise funds, from coaching athletes to coordinating families, from office support to public relations and outreach to new athletes, to name only a few. Experience is a plus, not a necessity. What you do need is a strong commitment and unlimited dedication.
Join the SOMA Volunteer Team!
For more information about the organization and how you can help, visit the Special Olympics Massachusetts website or call (978) 774-1501 for more information!
The mission of Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOMA) is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of well-coached Olympic-type sports for individuals with intellectual disabilities by providing them with continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, prepare for entry into school and community programs, express courage, experience joy, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic Athletes, and the community.
Be a Volunteer Today!
Running a year-round sports and training program for people with intellectual disabilities, or closely related developmental disabilities, takes more than good intentions.
You can help in many ways - from running an event to raise funds, from coaching athletes to coordinating families, from office support to public relations and outreach to new athletes, to name only a few. Experience is a plus, not a necessity. What you do need is a strong commitment and unlimited dedication.
Join the SOMA Volunteer Team!
For more information about the organization and how you can help, visit the Special Olympics Massachusetts website or call (978) 774-1501 for more information!
The Ellie Fund
The Ellie Fund was established in 1994 in memory of Eleanor Popkin. A Newton, Massachusetts resident for more than 30 years, “Ellie” volunteered at numerous local hospitals and health programs despite her 11-year battle with breast cancer. Her sons Jeff and Elliott created The Ellie Fund to continue the generous giving Ellie practiced in her life, and to ease similar burdens they encountered while caring for their mother during her illness.
Care for the Caregiver
The Ellie Fund’s innovative Care for the Caregiver program is based on the belief that healing is easier to achieve when patients and caregivers are free to focus their energy on each other. Whether women undergoing breast cancer treatment live alone or have served as the primary caregiver for the family and now have to rely on others, it is our belief that by helping caregivers nutritionally, mentally and emotionally by easing the burden of their daily activities, we can aid them in their battle against breast cancer. No one but The Ellie Fund offers the speed and ease of support services for social workers, patients and families in Massachusetts.
For more information about the organization and how you can help, visit The Ellie Fund website or call (781) 449-0100 for more information!
The Ellie Fund was established in 1994 in memory of Eleanor Popkin. A Newton, Massachusetts resident for more than 30 years, “Ellie” volunteered at numerous local hospitals and health programs despite her 11-year battle with breast cancer. Her sons Jeff and Elliott created The Ellie Fund to continue the generous giving Ellie practiced in her life, and to ease similar burdens they encountered while caring for their mother during her illness.
Care for the Caregiver
The Ellie Fund’s innovative Care for the Caregiver program is based on the belief that healing is easier to achieve when patients and caregivers are free to focus their energy on each other. Whether women undergoing breast cancer treatment live alone or have served as the primary caregiver for the family and now have to rely on others, it is our belief that by helping caregivers nutritionally, mentally and emotionally by easing the burden of their daily activities, we can aid them in their battle against breast cancer. No one but The Ellie Fund offers the speed and ease of support services for social workers, patients and families in Massachusetts.
For more information about the organization and how you can help, visit The Ellie Fund website or call (781) 449-0100 for more information!
