Panera Funds Helps Foundation

Howley Bread Group Ltd. announced that nine of its Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Connecticut, including Manchester, Enfield, Canton, Glastonbury, Bristol, Newington, Waterford and Foxwoods, recently donated $7,106.61 to its Operation Dough-Nation partner, the Connecticut Sports Foundation Against Cancer (CSFAC), based in Old Saybrook. Pictured, from left, are: Bill Shea, Panera Bread/Howley Bread group district manager; Jane Ellis (second from right), executive director of CSFAC; Phil Paro, Panera Bread/Howley Bread group district manager; and Tom Howley, Panera Bread/Howley Bread Group senior vice president.