Panera Bread says, 'Yes, soup for you.'

DAYTON, OH (WDTN-WBDT) - Did you know that a bread bowl could fill bellies AND warm hearts?

Everyday, roughly 500,000 Ohio children don’t know where their next meal is coming from.

During the coldest month of the year, Panera Bread’s Soup for the Soul fundraiser is leading the Southwest Ohio community in eliminating this hunger statistic.

Now through February 28, $0.25 from every bread bowl sale will help fund cooking classes that teach families in need how to make healthy, affordable meals at home.

All proceeds benefit Panera Bread’s local Operation Doughnation partner, Children’s Hunger Alliance.

Panera Bread’s Soup for the Soul benefitting Operation Doughnation partner, Children’s Hunger Alliance runs through February  28, at all Southwest Ohio Panera Bread bakery-cafes.

The reason is  to feed local children and families in need during the coldest month of the year.

It's easy to help, just purchase a bread bowl for your friends, colleagues, family or yourself and/or drop spare cash and coins into any Operation Doughnation collection boxes!

For more on Panera's 'Soup for the Soul' visit www.Panera-Ohio.com

And additional information on the hunger alliance visit,  www.ChildrensHungerAlliance.org