Children and kids-at-heart will get to meet Dr. Seuss’s meanest and greenest creation when the Grinch himself visits all three Phoenix Books locations in early December. All ages are welcome to bring a camera and get a photo taken with the Grinch. The event will also launch Phoenix Books’ annual food drive, and attendees are invited to grow their hearts three sizes by bringing a nonperishable donation for the local food shelf. Phoenix Books owner Mike DeSanto will match community members’ donations.
Phoenix Books launched its first food drive on Nov. 30, 2014 with popular “Meet the Grinch” events at both Phoenix Books Essex and Burlington. DeSanto pledged to make a cash donation equal to the value of food donated to the bookstore’s food drive. With the help of the community, Phoenix Books met its goals in both the Burlington and Essex stores, and in Jan. 2015, DeSanto sent off two checks for $2,500 each to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and the Essex-Jericho-Underhill Ecumenical Food Shelf.
Phoenix’s 2015 “Meet the Grinch” events will take place on:
Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11am at Phoenix Books Essex, 21 Essex Way, Essex
Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2pm at Phoenix Books Burlington, 191 Bank Street, Burlington
Sunday, Dec. 6 at 12pm at Phoenix Books Rutland, 2 Center Street, Rutland
These events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (802) 872-7111 in Essex, (802) 448-3350 in Burlington, (802) 855-8078 in Rutland or visit www.phoenixbooks.biz.
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