He had a great role model: his mother, Crystal Hohenwarter. Crystal and Stephen Hohenwarter met John through a Big Brothers/Big Sisters program and visited him a few times each week, receiving permanent guardianship of him when he was 12....
Kathy Hanley does not need to work. She chooses to work as a bakery associate at the Southland Panera Bread outside of Pittsburgh because she loves the interaction with her co-workers and customers. [caption id="attachment_7341" align="alignleft" width="226"] Kathy Hanley with her Son the Late Ryan Lane[/caption]“It’s...
Valerie Lane wasn’t looking for a job when she began working at the Greentree Panera Bread, just outside of Pittsburgh. The 31 year-old had moved back to Pittsburgh in 2013 and was volunteering with numerous organizations, and didn’t really need the job. But she was...
John Sicherman has always believed in giving back. He had a great role model: his mother, Crystal Hohenwarter. Crystal and Stephen Hohenwarter met John through a Big Brothers/Big Sisters program and visited him a few times each week, receiving permanent guardianship of him when he was 12. “She...
Sam Covelli has created a culture of giving for his company. In addition to ranking as the world’s largest franchisee of Panera Bread restaurants, Covelli Enterprises has also become a major player in the philanthropic communities where it owns cafes, each year giving and raising...
[caption id="attachment_3945" align="alignleft" width="300"] Khalil Harper.[/caption] Khalil Harper, who won second place in the 2015 Covelli Enterprises Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest, wrote about Martin Luther King Jr.’s lasting legacy on the world. Harper wrote, “Martin Luther King was a peaceful man who only looked forward...
In 2014, the Quantum House of West Palm Beach helped care for more than 500 family members while their children were receiving treatment for a serious medical condition in Palm Beach County; yet they had to turn away more than 200 families. “That stinks,” said...
Jen Kehm had just turned 36 years old when she found a lump on her breast. Her children, three boys were 5, 3 and 1, and she simply did not have time for breast cancer....
Melissa Fereday and the many volunteers she enlists work all year. They hold fundraising dinners. They write letters to secure donations. They strike up partnerships with dozens of businesses....
[caption id="attachment_3995" align="alignleft" width="279"] Katrina and Braylin[/caption] Braylen walked across the room quickly, carrying a piece of white construction paper decorated with brown yarn. As soon as she saw it, Braylen’s mother, Katrina, recognized who her 3 year-old son had drawn, “That’s Llama, Llama.” Katrina was as excited...