PAINT THE TOWN RED!!!

and yes....after my post last week about the red phanatic events around town, I could not resist and after sitting through a fashion show at Macy's ...i finally met the RED PHANATIC!!!  Thanks katie and mary for their stalking skills and fast footwork on way to the elevator :) haha!!



and for those of you who keep asking - "what is the red phanatic" - well....

One week before the Phillies had their 2006 opener, the Phanatic was "dyed" red as part of the team's week-long promotion to "Paint the Town Red". He was "dipped into a special paint" made by a team sponsor MAB Paints (now Sherwin-Williams) and changed from green to red. He returned to his regular color in time for the season opener for that year. This was repeated for the 2007 season, as he became red at a Philadelphia Fire Department station to help raise funds for smoke alarms in Philadelphia, raising over $4,000. "Paint the Town Red Week" has been repeated prior to the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.