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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Free Community
Party Celebrates Moscow Merchants</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Buy Local Moscow
invites everyone to the third annual Buy Local Winterfest at the 1912 Center,
412 East Third in Moscow, on Thursday, December 10, from 5pm to 8pm. Admission
to the party, samples of food from local restaurants, live music, childcare, and
fun for all ages will be provided free.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Thirty-four
Moscow businesses will offer displays, samples and products for sale at the
party. A raffle of gifts from locally-owned businesses will be held, with
winners selected every 15 minutes. Raffle tickets will be available at the event
for $1 each.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>The 5 grand prize
winners from the Buy Local Moscow PrizeCard shopping game will also be selected.
Each grand prize winner will receive a basket of gifts from Buy Local Moscow
member businesses worth at least $300. </FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Free childcare
will be available at the Arts Workshop Room at the 1912 Center provided by the
White Pine Montessori School of Moscow. This Kidfest children's program is open
to children ages 3 to 10.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>Beer and wine
will be available for purchase. </FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">At the Winterfest, participants will be able to
visit with the owners of local businesses, see what's available locally for
holiday giving, sample food from local restaurants and caterers, and <FONT
color=#000000><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=en-US>support the independent businesses
that make Moscow unique.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>More than 100
Moscow businesses have joined Buy Local Moscow since the organization was formed
in 2006. The businesses are profiled on the website,
www.buylocalmoscow.com</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The mission of Buy Local Moscow is to showcase and
to support the locally-owned independent businesses of the community. Moscow
continues to be a vibrant community because these businesses reinvest their
profits locally, donate consistently to local programs, maintain diverse product
choices, and strengthen Moscow’s unique character.</P>
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