Police, Firefighters and EMTs to Receive Free Meal at Panera This Week

Panera Bread is showing appreciation to community heroes. On Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 11 and 12, all 28 Pittsburgh-area Panera Bread cafés will honor local firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians. By wearing their uniforms or showing a service identification card or badge, those individuals can receive a free You Pick Two meal.

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There are four Panera Bread locations near the Baldwin-Whitehall area:

• Southland Four Seasons Shopping Center (623 Clairton Blvd., Pleasant Hills Borough, PA 15236),
• South Park Shops (5243 Library Road, Bethel Park, PA 15102),
• The Galleria of Mt. Lebanon (1500 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228) and
• The Waterfront (210 W. Bridge St., West Homestead Borough, PA 15120).

“Panera Bread likes to support the communities in which they are placed and the people in them,” said Sam Covelli, owner and operator of Covelli Enterprises, in a press release. “Our local first-responder community heroes protect and serve us every day. Panera looks forward to serving them this time.”

Covelli Enterprises is the single largest franchisee of Panera Bread.

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