Christmas in Paoli

press release:  Businesses in the arts community of Paoli will hold their second annual charity cookie crawl as part of their traditional Christmas in Paoli celebration on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Visitors will be able to buy an official Cookie Crawl bag for $10 and then fill the bag with a free homemade cookie at each of 13 participating businesses. The Cookie Crawl will start at 10 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m., or until all 144 bags have been sold and filled with cookies.

All proceeds after the cost of packaging will go to River Food Pantry, 2201 Darwin Road, Madison. River Food Pantry is Dane county’s busiest food pantry, feeding more than 650 families and sharing 48,000 pounds of food every week. The event raised more than $1,000 last year.

Visitors may purchase Cookie Crawl bags for $10 each at Paoli Schoolhouse Shops & Café, 6857 Paoli Road, and CLUCK the Chicken Store, 6904 Paoli Road. Other participating businesses include the Hop Garden Brewing tap room and beer garden , Paoli Gallery and Print Shop, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Sugar River Outfitters, Café Domestique, Paoli Road Mercantile, Landmark Creamery Provisions, 1 OAK Bicycles, Paoli Bread & Brat Haus, Cottage Goddess gifts & events, WelMac Productions and Zazen gallery. Paoli is located just nine miles southwest of Madison.

Christmas in Paoli also features a visit from Santa Claus from noon to 3 p.m.