Grimaldi's Pizzeria Gives Back This Holiday Season with Toy Drive for The Shade Tree

Online, November 20, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Grimaldi's Pizzeria, famous for its award-winning, hand-tossed, coal-fired brick oven pizzas and calzones, is giving back this holiday season by hosting a toy drive for The Shade Tree at all five Grimaldi's Las Vegas locations. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 20 - Friday, Dec. 20 guests can donate new and unwrapped toys.

The Shade Tree is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of women, children and their animals affected by domestic violence in Las Vegas. Donating just one item will spread joy to The Shade Tree families and bring cheer to children during this difficult time.

"Our employees love to give back to the community, so this holiday season we decided to get all of our Las Vegas locations involved and join forces with The Shade Tree," said Brittany Maroney, Director of Marketing of Grimaldi's Pizzeria. "We have participated in toy drives before, but to host our own and give back to such a deserving charity is something we are all looking forward to."

The Shade Tree appreciates donations of any size, from skateboards, jewelry and MP3 players to baby dolls, action figures and scooters. Candles are not permitted. Grimaldi's from has locations at The Shoppes at The Palazzo, Boca Park Fashion Village, The Fashion Show Mall, Rainbow and 215 and Richmar Plaza.

About Grimaldi's Pizzeria:

In the world of pizza, Grimaldi's is an institution that has garnered more awards than any other pizzeria in the country with more celebrity sightings than most 5-star restaurants. Using only the freshest ingredients, a "secret recipe" pizza sauce, handmade mozzarella cheese and dough, Grimaldi's serves traditional pizza (as it began in Naples, Italy) in an upscale yet casual, family oriented pizzeria. The intense heat of the oven evenly bakes the pies to create Grimaldi's famous crispy and smoky thin crust that Zagat has voted best pizza year after year. Grimaldi's Pizzeria has five locations in Las Vegas and one in Sparks, Nev. Las Vegas locations include The Shoppes at The Palazzo, Rainbow and 215, Boca Park Fashion Village The Fashion Show Mall and Richmar Plaza. The Sparks restaurant is located in The Legends at Sparks Marina.

For more information on Grimaldi's Pizzeria visit www.grimaldispizzeria.com.

About The Shade Tree

The Shade Tree is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women, children and their animals affected by domestic violence in the Las Vegas valley for over twenty years. As the only organization with an animal shelter on campus, named Noah's Animal House, The Shade Tree brings families together with their pets and connects them with assistance and services. The Shade Tree is the largest shelter of its kind in Nevada and is the only 24-hour accessible shelter designed specifically to meet the needs of women and children in Southern Nevada. With 364 permanent beds, The Shade Tree provides over 100,000 nights of shelter each year. To remove any barrier that might prevent a woman from accessing necessary services for she and her children, 100% of our services are provided completely free of charge, regardless of the length of stay. To learn more about how you can support The Shade Tree, please call (702) 385-0072.

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Grimaldi's Pizzeria:
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