Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago "Are Rolling in the Dough".Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago will join the Pillsbury Doughboy(TM) to "roll-out the dough" in celebration of a $10,000 donation from Jewel-Osco and Pillsbury and to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Pillsbury BAKE-OFF The Pillsbury Bake-Off is a cooking contest, run by Pillsbury Company from 1949 to 1976, annually, and biennially since.[1] History The Grand Prize in the first contest—then called the Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest (R) event. The press and public are invited to join Big Brothers Big Sisters on Saturday, May 13th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Jewel-Osco Grocery Store at 2940 North Ashland in Chicago. Big Brothers Big Sisters participants will bake, decorate and share their cookie designs with the public to commemorate the anniversary and thank Jewel and Pillsbury for the donation. There will be festive decorations, face painters and an array of other activities during the event, and the Pillsbury Doughboy(TM) will join in the fun. A Big Brothers Big Sisters recruitment drive for interested adult mentors will also be held. In addition to helping to raise money for local Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations, events were executed in markets around the country to provide an opportunity for Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors and children to share the experience of baking, and to create a warm, memorable experience for the participants. In Chicago and surrounding areas, nearly 180 Jewel stores are partnering with the Pillsbury Company  Pillsbury is a brand name used by Minneapolis-based General Mills and the The J. M. Smucker Company. to raise funds to support Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. . Throughout the month of April, Jewel
customers helped raise money for their local Big Brothers Big Sisters
agency by buying featured Pillsbury products at Jewel.
Nationally, Albertson's, Jewel's parent company, and Pillsbury have made donations totaling over $165,000 to local Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies in Boise, Idaho; Springfield, Missouri; Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,690. It is the county seat of Cascade CountyGR6 ; Portland, Oregon; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Albuquerque, New Mexico “Albuquerque” redirects here. For other uses, see Albuquerque (disambiguation). Albuquerque (pronounced [ˈæl.bə.kɚ.kiː], Spanish: [al.βu. ; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Los Angeles and San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] ; Houston and Dallas, Texas; Spokane, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. ; Las Vegas, Nevada; Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, ; Chicago, Illinois; and Denver, Colorado. This donation comes on the heels of a $100,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters donation made by Albertson's and Pillsbury in 1999. If you'd like to volunteer to help the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago, call 312/427-0637 or check out the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America web site at www.bbbsa.org. For additional information, contact: Janie Roach, The Market Connection, 949/851-6313. |
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