For Immediate Release: 4.17.08

Naples, FL – Join the Shelter for Abused Women & Children to commemorate the late Jack and Lue Harris’ generosity by participating in the fifth annual Apple Pie Day, a birthday celebration, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, April 25, 2008, at Options Thrift Shoppe, 968 Second Avenue North, Naples.

Option’s Apple Pie Day, Friday, April 25, will include:

• 3 p.m. – Birthday Apple Pie Ceremony
• Remarks by Options Thrift Shoppe Manager Karen Balzano recognizing the efforts of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harris (the meaning behind Apple Pie Day)
• 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Apple Pie celebration with pie for all Options Thrift Shoppe customers (while supplies last)

Apple Pie Day is the Shelter’s way of honoring the late Jack & Lue Harris for their countless hours of volunteer service to the organization, as well as their generous gift that provided the Shelter with the resources to purchase the Options Thrift Shoppe building. Each year on the anniversary of Jack’s birthday, the Shelter holds a small ceremony complete with Jack’s favorite dessert, apple pie.

In operation since 1994, Options features a variety of gently-used furniture and home furnishings, clothing, accessories, as well as a designer boutique. One hundred percent (100%) of proceeds generated by Options is used to fund Shelter services, such as the 24-hour crisis hotline (239-775-1101), 60-bed residential shelter, outreach counseling, children’s counseling and educational programs.

Options also serves as a complimentary department store for the agency’s program participants who receive gift certificates to shop for the clothing, household furnishings and furniture needed to start their new lives free from domestic violence.

Donations of new and gently used items are accepted at the store during normal business hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Options Thrift Shoppe is located at 968 Second Avenue North in Naples. To arrange for free pick-up of furniture donations, please call the Options Manager at 239-434-7115.

For more information on the Shelter for Abused Women & Children, programs and services, please call 239-775-3862.

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The Shelter for Abused Women & Children helps adult and child victims and survivors of domestic violence through safety, intervention and support; educates the public about domestic violence; and advocates for social change against domestic violence. For more information, please contact us at 239-775-3862, or visit us online at: www.naplesshelter.org

Media Contact: Mary Ann T. Green, mgreen@naplesshelter.org, 239-775-3862, ext. 211