11th Annual Chocolate & Spirits Festival to Benefit the

Southwest Florida Reading Festival

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Media Contact:   
Karen Sloan, APR, Library Development Specialist
(239) 533-4826 or ksloan@leegov.com

 

Fort Myers, Fla., November 16, 2009 ─ The eleventh annual Chocolate & Spirits Festival will be held on Friday, December 4 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Bell Tower Shops, corner of U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers.

 

Presented by the Lee County Library System, the evening will feature chocolate creations to sample from area restaurants and businesses, holiday spirits, live music and a silent auction for great prizes. Admission is free. Tickets are purchased at the event for $1 apiece and traded for the chocolate samples, beverages and chances for the silent auction.

 

Proceeds from the Chocolate & Spirits Festival will benefit the library system’s annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Scheduled for March 20, 2010, the festival is a free community event to showcase the library’s programs and resources and to promote reading and literacy.

 

For more information or a complete list of Chocolate & Spirits exhibitors, call (239) 479-4636 or visit http://readfest.org

 


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