<p>PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. --- On March 10, Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria will sponsor the 2012 Walk for Animals benefiting the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. The Walk will take place at Downtown at the Gardens.&nbsp; Everyone wearing their Walk for the Animals T-shirt is eligible to receive a 10 percent discount on Grimaldi&rsquo;s award-winning, coal-fired brick-oven pizza and other menu selections on the day of the walk.</p>
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<p>The 2012 Walk for Animals is the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League&rsquo;s signature annual fundraising event.&nbsp; The organization provides shelter, medical care, and training for animals in the West Palm Beach area.&nbsp; Registration for the event begins at 9 a.m. and is free of charge.&nbsp; The walk begins at 10 a.m. and will be followed by contests, music and dog training demonstrations. More than 500 walkers are expected to attend.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria is proud to participate with such a wonderful organization,&rdquo; said Joey Ciolli, president and chief executive officer of Grimaldi's Pizzeria.&nbsp; &ldquo;One of the best things about having multiple locations throughout Florida is that we have a chance to directly impact and benefit local communities.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Currently, Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria operates four restaurants in Florida and will continue to expand throughout the country this year. Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria currently has twenty-three locations across the US, including Texas, Nevada, Arizona, and its flagship stores in New York City.</p>
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<p><strong>More about Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria:</strong></p>
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<p>In the world of pizza, Grimaldi&rsquo;s is an institution that has garnered more awards than any other pizzeria in the country with more celebrity sightings than most five-star restaurants.&nbsp; Using only the freshest ingredients, a &ldquo;secret recipe&rdquo; pizza sauce, handmade mozzarella cheese and dough, Grimaldi&rsquo;s serves traditional pizza (as it began in Naples, Italy) in an upscale yet casual, family oriented pizzeria.</p>
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<p>Designed and built by hand, the coal-fired oven at Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria delivers a unique flavor and consistency that is just not possible from wood or gas ovens.&nbsp; Weighing in at 25 tons and heated by 100 pounds of coal per day (cleanest burning fuel available and environmentally tested), the oven heats up to 1,200 degrees.&nbsp; The intense heat of the oven evenly bakes the pies to create Grimaldi&rsquo;s famous crispy and smoky thin crust that Zagat has voted best pizza year after year.</p>
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<p>It has been said that the secret to true New York-style pizza is the water.&nbsp; Grimaldi&rsquo;s believes that too, going to great lengths to keep the integrity of the water used in the Brooklyn pizzeria by hiring a chemist to analyze and recreate the mineral content and exact composition of the water to ensure the dough tastes the same in Florida.</p>
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<p>Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria wholly owns and operates locations in Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Reno, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi. Additional locations are on the drawing board.</p>
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<p>Grimaldi&rsquo;s offers guests a selection of beers as well as an extensive list of wines (by the glass and bottle) to complement their freshly prepared salads, hand tossed pizzas and calzones and famous desserts. For more information on Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria visit <a href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/">www.grimaldispizzeria.com</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Media Contacts:</p>
<p>Brittany Maroney</p>
<p><a href="mailto:bmaroney@grimaldispizzeria.com">bmaroney@grimaldispizzeria.com</a></p>
<p>480-947-7100</p>
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<p>Phyllis Ershowsky</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Phyllis@pkecreative.com">phyllis@pkecreative.com</a></p>
<p>239-565-5996</p>
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<p>Alison Drake</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Alison@ADMarketingTeam.com">Alison@ADMarketingTeam.com</a></p>
<p>239-337-9260</p>