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Panera's Easter Cookie Fundraiser Benefits Make-A-Wish Foundation

The restaurant will donate 10 cents to Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois for every Easter Egg cookie sold from March 26 through April 8.

 in Darien will donate 10 cents to Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois for every Easter Egg cookie sold for $2.25 a piece.

The fundraiser will run from March 26 through April 8.

Panera Bread has adopted 20 wish children for 2012 and is looking to raise $100,000 to grant all 20 wishes.

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In 2011, Panera Bread raised $166,321 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Illinois, enough for 33 wishes which exceeded the restaurant chain's goal of granting 20 wishes.


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