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Local Promotions

- Visit your local Panera Bread bakery-cafe to support Operation Dough-nation.  Panera’s matches all donations collected in its stores, and donates unsold bread to local charities. Go to Panera Bread for more information.

- Now through July 29, 2010 - 25 cents from the sale of every slice of Stephanie’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake sold at The Cheesecake Factory will go to Feeding America.  75% of those proceeds will be directed to the local food banks, by zip code.  Please see www.thecheesecakefactory.com/ for locations near you.

- Ruby Tuesday’s is donating 10% of the sale of its “Cookies for a Cause” chocolate chip and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies to local food banks across the country.  Go to www.rubytuesday.com for information and locations.

- Pampered Chef is continuing its Round Up from the Heart campaign.  Donate by either rounding up your purchase to the nearest dollar or more, or by purchasing the limited edition Round Up from the Heart trivet. See www.pamperedchef.com for more details.

- The 2010 Pound for Pound Challenge is on!  You can help donate food and funds by losing weight, or by mailing in seals from General Mills products.  See www.pfpchallenge.com for more information.