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Lake Monsters Teaming Up With Cots During Holiday Season

December 7, 2009 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


BURLINGTON, VT --- The Vermont Lake Monsters and COTS (Committee On Temporary Shelter) are teaming up this holiday season to host a "Wish List" drive at the Lake Monsters Waterfront Store from December 7th through the 23rd where donated items for COTS means 10% off Lake Monsters merchandise.

The Lake Monsters waterfront store, at the top of the King Street Ferry Dock, will serve as a drop point for several of the items on the COTS wish list for the holidays. Anyone who donates desired items will receive 10% off any one Lake Monsters merchandise item per donated item (excluding previously discounted items/packages, beverages and LCT merchandise).

COTS provides emergency shelter, services, and housing for people who are ho or who are homeless or marginally housed in Vermont. COTS advocates for long-term solutions to end homelessness. The goal of drive is to collect any and all items on the COTS "Wish List" to be donated to those in need in Vermont. Those items include:

Baby Needs - Baby bottles, pacifiers, teething toys, baby formula, diapers New Clothing - Sweatshirts, Wateproof gloves, Hand-warmers & Foot-warmers, Socks and Men's Undershirts Other - Phone Cards, Gas Cards, CCTA Bus Passes, Yearly Planners (2010), Combination Locks, Unopen Cleaning Suppliesm Kitchenware (pots & pans, dishes, utensils) and Large Shampoo & Conditioner.

Go to the COTS website at www.cotsonline.org for the complete "Wish List"

The Lake Monsters Waterfront Store hours during the holiday season (December 7-23) are 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday-Friday and also 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday-Sunday. "Santa Champ" will be making special appearances at the waterfront store on Wednesdays December 9th, 16th and 23rd from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

"We have been fortunate enough to be able to team up with a great community organization like COTS to help others out in this great community of ours," General Manger Nate Cloutier said. "If we can all help out and do our part, we can make this a happy holiday season for as many Vermonters as possible."

There will also be a Lake Monsters kiosk set up in the University Mall on Friday December 11th, Saturday December 12th and Sunday December 13th during mall hours. The kiosk will be located near the mall enterance to Kohl's, but the waterfront store is the only location to donate items to the COTS drive for a discount on Lake Monsters merchandise.

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