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46 | November 22, 2017 | 22nd century media holiday guide<br />
22ndCenturyMedia.com<br />
Petals & Twigs brings<br />
one-of-a-kind finds to New Lenox<br />
At Petals & Twigs Home Decor<br />
and Gifts, all store patrons shop for<br />
good with every purchase they make.<br />
A part of the New Lenox community<br />
since the 1980s, the store is a<br />
support business of Trinity Services<br />
Inc., meaning proceeds from sales<br />
benefit the adults and children with<br />
developmental disabilities and mental<br />
illness who are served by Trinity<br />
— a New Lenox-based organization<br />
that provides services to more than<br />
3,500 people in northeast, central<br />
and southwest Illinois.<br />
Specializing in unique decorations,<br />
accessories and gifts for the<br />
whole family, Petals & Twigs has<br />
something for everyone. The shop<br />
carries endless options for gifts, like<br />
cozy, stylish scarves for women;<br />
customizable jewelry from DaVinci<br />
Beads; every scent imaginable in<br />
Yankee Candle; a variety of spa and<br />
bath products from brands like Green<br />
Envee Organics, and Crabtree & Evelyn;<br />
flavored coffees from Door<br />
County Coffee & Tea Company; dip<br />
and soup mixes for the foodies in the<br />
family; plus beds, toys and more for<br />
dogs and cats in the Trinity Barkery<br />
II.<br />
The store features an entire selection<br />
of items handmade by people<br />
with disabilities who are served by<br />
Trinity Services. Decorations, ornaments,<br />
wall signs and more are<br />
crafted by the artists at Trinity’s Old<br />
Plank Studio, and a variety of game<br />
sets, decorations and furniture items<br />
are created by the woodworkers at<br />
New Lenox Woodworks — another<br />
Trinity adult learning program.<br />
Pet owners can pick up all-natural<br />
Fritters for Critters treats for their<br />
dogs or cats by visiting the Trinity<br />
Barkery II, on Petals’ property. The<br />
From<br />
Our<br />
House<br />
treats are baked and packaged by<br />
people with disabilities.<br />
Additionally, shoppers can browse<br />
plenty of holiday decor at Petals, including<br />
wreaths and door-hangers,<br />
created by the store’s in-house floral<br />
designer.<br />
Petals & Twigs offers high-quality,<br />
one-of-a-kind finds that benefit<br />
a great cause. When patrons shop at<br />
Petals, they shop with a conscience.<br />
For discounts throughout the store<br />
and more, attend Petals’ From Our<br />
House to Yours Holiday Open House<br />
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 2.<br />
New Lenox-based<br />
business works to make<br />
clothes dryers safer<br />
Most people know they<br />
need to clean out their<br />
dryer lint tray between<br />
each cycle, but what lurks<br />
behind the wall is just as<br />
important for safety and<br />
avoiding fire traps, as well<br />
as fully efficient dryer performance.<br />
Joe Enzenberger, owner<br />
of Dryer Vent Wizard,<br />
opened his New Lenoxbased<br />
business in 2009.<br />
Lint is the villain —<br />
lint that has been allowed<br />
to build up and linger too<br />
long in the dryer exhaust<br />
vent.<br />
It is estimated by the<br />
U.S. Consumer Product<br />
Safety Commission and<br />
the U.S. Fire Administration<br />
that 15,500 fires associated<br />
with clothes dryers<br />
occur annually. These fires<br />
account for an average of<br />
20 deaths, 370 injuries and<br />
more than $88 million in<br />
property damage.<br />
“Failure to clean the<br />
dryer vent” was the leading<br />
factor cited in U.S. Fire<br />
Administration reports.<br />
“It is something very<br />
few people know about or<br />
think about,” said Enzenberger,<br />
whose company<br />
specializes in dryer vent<br />
cleaning, repair, alteration<br />
and installation. “It is<br />
the leading cause of dryer<br />
fires.”<br />
Lint accumulation also<br />
can cause dryers to stop<br />
working or to work inefficiently.<br />
A dryer vent<br />
clogged with lint can add<br />
Submitted by Petals & Twigs,427 W.<br />
Francis Road in New Lenox. For more<br />
information, follow Petals & Twigs on<br />
Facebook, or call (815) 485-5976. To<br />
learn more about Trinity Services, visit<br />
www.trinity-services.org. Please see safe, 51<br />
to<br />
Yours<br />
Storewide<br />
discountsongifts,<br />
holidaydecor<br />
andmore!<br />
(815) 485-5976<br />
HolidayOpen House<br />
Proceeds benefit people with disabilities served byTrinity Services, Inc.<br />
427W.FrancisRoad<br />
NewLenox, Illinois<br />
9a.m.-5 p.m.<br />
Saturday,Dec. 2
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