Bridge Bread

10/17/2026

Day 3: Mission Growth & Baker Spotlight
• Theme: Economic mobility in action and personal transformation.
o Managing Director Mike Heeley highlights the opening of our Delmar Loop Bakery and our expanded mission toward economic mobility and skill-building.
o Artisan Baker Mick Hart shares his personal journey from living in a shelter to mastering laminated dough and taking pride in his craft.

10/16/2026

15 Years of Hope Series
Yesterday, we looked back at the first 15 years of Bridge Bread. Today we focus on the foundational power of human dignity and work.

Day 1: Celebrating 15 Years of Impact
Day 2: Human Dignity & Restorative Employment (Keynote)
Day 3: Mission Growth & Baker Spotlight
Day 4: Honoring 15 Years of Leadership
Day 5: Investing in the Future (The Appeal)

Today:
Day 2: Human Dignity & Restorative Employment (Keynote)
o Host Mary Caltrider (KSDK’s Show Me St. Louis) introduces keynote speaker Marie Kenyon, Director of the Office of Peace and Justice at the Archdiocese of St. Louis..
o Marie Kenyon speaks on how Bridge Bread honors human dignity by providing restorative work and second chances.

10/15/2026

15 Years of Hope: Relive the Gala & Help Bake Away Homelessness!

"Over the next 5 days, we are sharing exclusive video highlights from our 15th Anniversary Bread and Butter Gala! From powerful keynote messages and inspiring baker stories to special awards and our vision for the future, see how your support transforms lives through restorative employment. Follow along each day, share our posts, and join us in baking away homelessness!"
Day 1: Celebrating 15 Years of Impact
Day 2: Human Dignity & Restorative Employment (Keynote)
Day 3: Mission Growth & Baker Spotlight
Day 4: Honoring 15 Years of Leadership
Day 5: Investing in the Future (The Appeal)

Today - Day 1: Celebrating 15 Years of Impact
o Celebrate 15 years of Bridge Bread’s mission to support unhoused individuals through meaningful work.
o Look back at our growth, community impact, and the lives changed through baking.

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10/08/2026

We'd love to be spending this week sending heartfelt thank-yous to all of our amazing Gala sponsors, volunteers, guests, donors, and vendors...

But instead, we're knee-deep in dough and frosting with $6,500 worth of church orders headed out the door this weekend!

Please forgive us if we haven't reached out personally just yet. We promise the gratitude is there, we're just temporarily buried in cinnamon rolls.

Stay tuned for Gala photos and videos coming soon. As soon as we find our way out of the bakery!

10/03/2026

Watch the 2026 Bread & Butter Gala here!

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10/02/2026

Tonight's the night 💛

15 years of Bridge Bread, celebrated properly, in the Starlight Room at the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza.

To everyone joining us: doors open at 6:00 pm! To everyone who cannot be there: we will bring you along through Facebook streaming starting approximately 7:45 pm.

09/29/2026

These are the community partners making Bridge Bread's 4th Annual Bread & Butter Gala happen.

Royal Banks of Missouri leads the list as our Abundance Sponsor. They have supported Bridge Bread for years, and this year their gift was matched through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund, which multiplied what one bank could do alone.

Our Restorative Spirit Sponsors are AB Mauri, a baking company backing a bakery for the fourth year running, and Zhuzh Rentals, who is dressing every table in the room.

Sustenance Sponsors: Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Manchester United Methodist, Laura Richter, and Edward Jones advisors Steve Heeley and Jerry Herber.

Baker's Dozen Sponsors: Trendline Solutions, Brinkmann Constructors, Dot Foods, Sara McGinnis Lee & Associates, and Health Capital Consultants.

Dinner Rolls Sponsors: Carmody MacDonald, Plancorp, HireLevel, A Skeetz Production, Hope United Church of Christ, and a gift in memory of John Scott from Sean and Aubrey Scott.

Some have been with us for years. Some are new this year. Between them, they are why there is a bakery standing for our bakers to earn a living in. Thank you! 💛

09/23/2026

The trip of a lifetime: a South African photo safari. Seven days and six nights for two. A night in Johannesburg, then five nights in a lakefront safari camp in a tented suite with fine linens, a private bathroom, air conditioning and your own plunge pool overlooking the water.

Guided game drives with expert rangers. Giraffes, zebras, hippos, rhinos. A Big Five game drive. A traditional bush braai under an open sky.

This unforgettable experience is part of our Bread & Butter Gala live auction on October 2 at the Chase Park Plaza - get your paddle ready!

09/21/2026

Today is the last day to buy a seat!

Ticket sales for the Bread & Butter Gala close tonight.

15 years of Bridge Bread, celebrated properly at the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza. If you have been meaning to, this is last call.

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09/19/2026

This is the last weekend to buy a seat!

Ticket sales for the Bread & Butter Gala close Monday, 9/21. If the Gala has been on your list, get your tickets now before the weekend gets away from you.

Friday, October 2. Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza.

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