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BeanStalk Toy Shop in Melrose to Benefit Stone Zoo

Anna Rudy, the 9-year-old author of "The Stone Zoo" will host a fundraiser on July 16 to benefit her book's title animal collection. 

The fundraiser kicks off at 5 p.m. at the Bedford/Burlington Flatbread Company. At the event, Rudy will sell and sign her books, hand out coloring pages to children and raffle $1,500 worth of prizes donated by local businesses. 

The Flatbread Company will donate $1.75 for every small flatbread sold and $3.50 for every large flatbread sold during the event to the Stone Zoo, according to a press release. 

The event's donors include Stone Zoo, Dairy Dome and Hago Harrington's Miniature Golf in Stoneham, BeanStalk Toy Shop in Melrose, Boating in Boston at Spot Pond, BookEnds in Winchester, Boston Rock Gym in Woburn, the Butteryfly Place in Westford, the Discovery Museums in Acton, the LEGO Store in the Burlington Mall, Sky Zone in Everett, and Story Land in Glenn, New Hampshire.

For more information and a full list of raffe prize items, head to Anna's website.


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