Great Harvest Bread Co. will host a "One Day, One Dollar, One Goal" fundraiser April 23 at select bakeries to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's (LLS) cancer research and honor Mauri Booton, a former owner of the Des Moines, Iowa bakery, who recently died of leukemia, as well as those across the country who have suffered or died from cancer.
"Cancer is a disease that takes too many of our loved ones away," Great Harvest CEO Mike Ferretti said in a news release. "When Mauri was diagnosed with leukemia more than five years ago, he became a powerful spokesman and fundraiser for the LLS. He has inspired bakery owners across the country to continue his outstanding efforts to find a cure for cancer."
The nationwide fundraising goal is $100,000 and the donations will be presented to the LLS by Mauri's wife Mary Hellerstedt, who is participating in the LLS Team in Training "Rock n' Roll" half-marathon in San Diego in June. A small portion of proceeds also will fund a Mauri Booton Memorial Scholarship.
