{"id":10954,"date":"2014-05-29T10:27:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T14:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/?p=10954"},"modified":"2014-05-29T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T14:27:21","slug":"summer-reading-days-coming-to-both-bennetts-locations-every-day-during-summer-kids-can-get-a-free-doughnut-for-reading-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcreativepr.com\/2014\/05\/29\/summer-reading-days-coming-to-both-bennetts-locations-every-day-during-summer-kids-can-get-a-free-doughnut-for-reading-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer reading days coming to both Bennett\u2019s locations; Every day during summer, kids can get a free doughnut for reading a book"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 29, 2014) \u2013 For the seventh year in a row, the owners of Bennett\u2019s Fresh Roast<\/a> are encouraging children to read while out of school during the summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation shouldn\u2019t stop when summer begins,\u201d said Bennett\u2019s co-owner and former teacher of special-needs students in Lee County for 16 years, Frank Albano. \u201cReading is the perfect summer activity because it takes kids on different adventures and opens up their imaginations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beginning June 1 through Sept. 1, Bennett\u2019s will offer school-aged children from kindergarten through fifth grade a complimentary fresh doughnut each time they read a book at either its downtown Fort Myers or Sanibel Island location. Each day during normal business hours and while daily supplies last, children can receive one free doughnut when they read a book and are accompanied by a parent. A selection of books appropriate for children are available for reading on-site.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been really pleased with the response we\u2019ve had during the past six years from all the kids and families, and we anxiously await summer to begin so we can bring this program back each year,\u201d added Albano. \u201cAnd this year we will be able to offer the program at our new Sanibel location, too. If we can have a small part in helping parents encourage their kids to read, we\u2019re happy to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur comfortable seating areas are the perfect spot for kids to curl up with a good book,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd when the summer weather cooperates, our outside patio areas are very relaxing, too. We encourage children\u2019s laughter in our shops.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bennett\u2019s Fresh Roast has prided itself on its fresh-from-scratch doughnuts made daily and being the only Southwest Florida doughnut shop to serve fresh roasted coffee from the finest beans resulting in the most flavorful and freshest cup of coffee around. For the past six years, the Bennett\u2019s team has been known for unveiling delicious new doughnut concoctions from flavors including maple bacon, pumpkin spice, maple toffee crunch, s\u2019mores and more. The shop has also become known for surprising offerings like its limited sale (which sold out) of Kopi Luwak coffee, often called \u201ccat-poo coffee\u201d after the prized bean from Indonesia that\u2019s eaten by wild civets, passed through the animal\u2019s digestive tract, and then collected and processed for brewing.<\/p>\n

In addition to fresh roasted coffee and hand-cut-from-scratch doughnuts, Bennett\u2019s also offers fresh desserts from owner Bob Grissinger\u2019s own recipe book including praline bread pudding, lemon bars and pies, giving area residents an alternative for afternoon treats. Bennett\u2019s also features packaged whole bean or ground coffees, breakfast muffins, oatmeal and breakfast sandwiches. On the weekends, Bennett\u2019s Strata (a layered baked breakfast dish) is a regular sellout. Tea lovers can choose from a large variety of Harney & Sons Fine Teas.<\/p>\n

Lunch offerings including paninis, soups, sandwiches, three signature salads and Bennett\u2019s \u2018Chicken & Donut,\u2019 \u2018Donut Dog\u2019 and new Lobster Roll are available Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Bennett\u2019s has two locations in Southwest Florida, one in downtown Fort Myers and one on Sanibel Island. Both are open Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.BennettsFreshRoast.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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