Breadsmith raises funds for ArtWorks youth programs

On January 18, the new Breadsmith location in Hyde Park raised $1,600 to benefit ArtWorks. One hundred percent of the funds raised during the sneak preview and open house went to ArtWorks to benefit its summer youth development programs.
 
The event included a behind-the-scenes tour and free samples of Breadsmith’s award-winning breads, muffins and sweets. Customers got a look at the bakery’s European-style interior design, and the handmade, hearth-baked process of Breadsmith’s products.
 
ArtWorks’ summer program, Adopt-an-Apprentice, will directly support the 120 teen apprentices who will be hired this summer to work on 10 new community murals and other creative projects throughout the city. To date, ArtWorks has provided opportunities for more than 2,500 youth artists and 650 professional artists, and has graduated 175 creative entrepreneurs and artisans from SpringBoard, the organization's 9-week business development class.
 
Breadsmith currently has 30 independently owned retail bakeries across the country. It has received awards for its European-style breads, including top honors from Bon Appeit magazine, Modern Baking, the International Culinary Salon, the National Restaurant Association and “Best of” awards nationwide.
 
The new Cincinnati location, which is located at 3500 Michigan Ave., is open Tuesday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 
By Caitlin Koenig
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