Panera Pink Ribbon Bagel October Exclusive to Fight Breast Cancer

You can take a delicious bite to fight back against breast cancer during October because Panera's Pink Ribbon Bagel is back! Panera Bread Stores owned by Lemek, LLC throughout Maryland and their six locations in Delaware and New Jersey are dedicating their pink ribbon bagel to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and donating 10 cents from every pink bagel sale during October to support fighting breast cancer with the American Cancer Society.

The pink ribbon bagel is an October seasonal item, flavored with select ingredients including cherry chips, dried cherries, honey, vanilla, and brown sugar and shaped into a ribbon in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

MAKING STRIDES IN MARYLAND: There are four Making Strides Against Breast

Cancer (MSABC) walks in Maryland, which are part of a network of 200 Making Strides events across the country. MSABC is the largest network of breast cancer events in the U.S

Sunday, October. 13, 2019: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Baltimore, www.makingstrideswalk.org/baltimoremd

Saturday, October 19, 2019: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Western Maryland, www.makingstrideswalk.org/westernmd

Saturday, October 19, 2019: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Ocean City www.makingstrideswalk.org/oceancitymd

Sunday, October 20, 2019: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Central Maryland, www.makingstrideswalk.org/centralmd

Last year, more than 1.2 million Making Strides participants raised more than $60 million to enable ACS to invest in groundbreaking research; provide free information and support to those touched by breast cancer; free transportation for patients to treatment and free lodging at 32 Hope Lodges nationwide (including Baltimore Hope Lodge) when treatment is out of town, and help people take steps to reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it’s most treatable. The Society currently has more than $67 million invested in 162 breast cancer research grants.

Breast Cancer Facts:

• More than 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.
• Average risk of a woman in the U.S. getting breast cancer during her life is about 12%.
• In 2019, an estimated 268,600 women in the U.S., including 5,290 in Maryland, will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
• Approximately 41,760 women will die of breast cancer in the U.S. this year, including 830 in Maryland.
• Breast cancer death rates have dropped by almost 40% since 1989, thanks in part to work of the American Cancer Society.

“As we join with others in the Making Strides walk, we celebrate breast cancer survivors, pay tribute to loved ones lost, and raise funds to move us one step closer to a world without breast cancer,” says Tswana Sewell, executive director for the American Cancer Society, Maryland. “From research to education, prevention to diagnosis, and treatment to recovery, we provide support to everyone impacted by breast cancer.”

ACS Background:

• ACS has played a role in nearly every major breast cancer breakthrough in recent history including lifesaving treatments such as Tamoxifen and Herceptin, discovery of the BRCA genes and establishing mammography as the standard for finding breast cancer early.
• ACS is available 24 hours a day, providing valuable information, answers and emotional support for those touched by breast cancer at 1-800-227-2345.
• Through their advocacy affiliate, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the ACS works with lawmakers to increase funding for breast cancer research and ensures access to mammograms for women who need them.

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The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of 1.5 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to www.cancer.org.