Stow Couple Donating Bakery to Haiti

The managers of Great Harvest Bread Co. in Stow are donating a bakery to Haiti to feed locals and to train students in baking their own bread.

Rick and Debbie Sands, general managers of Great Harvest Bread Co. on Fishcreek Road in Stow, are expanding to Ouanaminthe, Haiti. The couple decided to donate an entire bakery and a year's worth of supplies to make nutritious wheat bread to the impoverished city. For Rick Sands, the decision to donate a bakery was something he has wanted to do since last October. His passion for hunger since he was a child and his faith are two driving forces behind this global mission. “When I was a kid, I took it seriously when my parents said I needed to eat my dinner because there were starving people in the world,” he said. “I’ve always felt called to do something about hunger ... a bakery in a third world country would make a difference.” The Sands…

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