Panera Bread to Donate Money From Soup Sales to Cancer Research
The SOUPer Bowl is back! Panera Bread and The Pap Corps are teaming up again to fight cancer.
Between Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, Panera Bread will donate $1 for every bowl of soup sold at any of its 26 bakery-cafés in Palm Beach and Broward counties to The Pap Corps.
This campaign will raise funds for and increase awareness of The Pap Corps, Champions for Cancer Research, the largest all-volunteer organization that’s dedicated solely to fund cancer research. Since 1952, it has donated more than $43 million to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.
Sylvester handles more than 1,500 in-patient admissions annually, performs more than 2,400 surgical procedures, and treats nearly 4,000 new cancer patients.
“We are so excited to once again have Panera Bread host the SOUPer Bowl for our organization,” said Sheila Alper, co-vice president of fundraising for The Pap Corps. “Last year, Panera’s soup sales over seven days produced a donation of $9,500 for cancer research at Sylvester, South Florida’s only university-based cancer center.”
Bowls of soup are available for both dine-in and take-out orders but exclude ‘You Pick Two’ selections.
For more information on The Pap Corps, visit www.papcorps.org or call 877-495-8100.
Free Shredding Offered to Boca Residents
Resident are invited to a free shredding event on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Town Center Mall, 6000 West Glades Road.
The event – for Boca Raton residents only and no businesses – will be in the northwest corner of the Sears parking lot.
Records and documents that can be shredded at the event, which is sponsored by the Boca Raton Police Services Department and Microshred Corporation, include financial records and anything that contains personal information. The material will be safely destroyed in an industrial shredder provided by Microshred Corporation.
Microshred representatives will also destroy resident’s computer hard drive(s) at $10 each. The fee must be paid to Microshred. The hard drive must be removed from the computer prior to arrival.
Officers from the BRPD’s Crime Prevention Unit will provide advice and tips for identity theft prevention.
Shredding documents is a key step in identity theft prevention. Residents are encouraged to buy a quality cross cut shredder and to shred all documents that contain any personal information.
For additional information, contact the Boca Raton Police Department Crime Prevention Unit at 561-347-3938 or visit the website at www.BocaPolice.com
Transportation Group Names Susan Haynie Woman of the Year
South Florida Women in Transportation has selected Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Susan Haynie as its Woman of the Year.
With more than 30 years experience in transportation, development and governance, Haynie is a recognized leader in Florida, according to a news release.
“She has done a tremendous amount for our region in transportation and supporting women’s professional advancement,” said Jessica Josselyn, SFWTS President. “Ms. Haynie strives daily to give back to the community. She has been blessed with the gift of service and has devoted her life to do just that. She has played various roles in shaping the Boca Raton community, Palm Beach County, and also the Miami Urbanized region.”
A graduate of Lynn University, Haynie holds certification in Traffic Engineering Studies from Georgia Institute of Technology and Northwestern University. The 40-year resident of Boca Raton is also a Florida licensed General Contractor and Community Association Manager.
She chairs the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization, is the Palm Beach County representative on the South East Florida Transportation Council and is vice chair of the Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council Governing Board.
Seniors Invited to Croquet Events
Are you 50 years or older and enjoy a game of croquet?
If so, the City of Delray Beach is accepting registration for its senior croquet games.
Participants do not have to be Delray Beach residents.
Pre-registration deadline is 5 p.m. Feb.1. Late registration ends Feb 13.
This fee entitles you to play in two other sports if you chose. See www.flasports.com.
Winners will be awarded medals.
Breakfast, which is included in the entry fee, will be 9 a.m., Feb. 8 at Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St.
Registration forms are available at the National Croquet Center.
For more information, contact John Wilson, Monday –Wednesday, 561-478-2300 ext. 0 or Marie, Tuesday – Saturday at ext. 3.
There is no online registration.