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Panera hosting autism campaign to benefit Dayton Children’s Hospital

In honor of National Autism Awareness month, Panera Bread is hosting a “Pieces of Hope for Autism” campaign to benefit the Dayton Children’s Hospital autism diagnostic center.

Today through Sunday, Puzzle Piece Shortbread cookies will be available at all 12 Dayton-area Panera Breads.

All of the proceeds from the cookie sales will be donated to Dayton Children’s Hospital autism diagnostic center.

The donation will be used to help fund programs that will provide timely diagnostic assessment for families who are concerned about their child having autism, as well as ongoing education and support to primary care physicians to assist them in the identification and management of children with autism.

Puzzle Piece Shortbread cookies are unique to the area and can only be purchased in the participating Panera Bread cafés in Dayton, or pre-ordered online at www.covelli.com/autism.

This will be the second “Pieces of Hope” campaign in the Dayton area since Covelli Enterprises — the largest franchisee of Panera Bread — acquired the market in September of 2014.

Last year, the Dayton stores broke records with more than 16,000 cookies sold.

Over the past six years, Covelli Enterprises has donated more than $750,000 to various autism organizations in all of its Panera Bread markets.

Throughout the months of April, May and June, Dayton Children’s Hospital will be the Operation Dough-Nation partner in the 12 Dayton-area Paneras.

All of the money collected in the canisters will be donated to the Dayton Children’s Hospital autism diagnostic center.

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