[Sca-cooks] Panera Bread

[Lonnie D. Harvel]

Greetings,

Yes, Panera donated the bread at the end of the day. I just walked up to 
the counter, about two weeks prior, explained that I was part of a 
non-profit, that we were hosting a "medieval dinner" and could I speak 
to the manager. A very pleasant gentleman came and spoke with me. I 
explained what the SCA was (had the printout from sca.org with me just 
in case, but did not need it), and he put my name and group down on the 
calendar for the day I wanted. Ask when you should arrive (about 15 
minutes before closing for me).

Be sure to announce who gave you the bread, or have it on the menu. We 
gave them a nice letter saying thanks, and have a scroll in the works 
for them now. They are just going to throw the bread away, so they just 
hand you the bags filled with bread that would otherwise go into the 
dumpster. (They do donate it to local shelters as well, but here in 
Athens, with several bakeries, the shelters can't use it all.)

Bring people to help you. It is the 5 massive bags of bread (about 50lbs 
or more each) that took my back out and Serena had to cook the feast for me!

Cheers,
Aoghann

Sandra Jakl wrote:

>I seem to recall someone on this list mentioning that
>Panera Bread had donated the bread for their feast.
>
>Somehow or another, I have become in charge of the
>bread for a local Yule. (I have no memory of
>volunteering, but the head cook is quite insistent
>that I did.) :) I guess my memory is already going...
>
>In any case, does anyone have any advice on how to
>contact Panera?
>
>Like this:
>"Hi, I'm with a non-profit group and we are putting on
>a meal for 100 people. Is there any chance you could
>donate your day-old bread?"
>
>Thanks,
>Clara von Ulm
>
>
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