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# Video: Locals Find Waldo at Neighborhood Businesses
- URL: https://bklyner.com/video-locals-find-waldo-at-neighborhood-businesses-fortgreene/
- Published: 2013-07-24T18:18:24.000Z
- Updated: 2013-07-24T18:18:24.000Z
- Author: annateregulova
- Tags: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Back in the Days, bicycle, cafe, Jamel Shabazz, Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer, #API-Imported

http://vimeo.com/70781531

Waldo, the striped sweater-wearing character you may recognize from the “Where’s Waldo” children’s books, [is hiding in 25 Fort Greene and Clinton Hill businesses this month](http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/find-waldo-fort-greene-clinton-hill-july?ref=bklyner.com), and it’s up to locals to find him.

This scavenger hunt, hosted by the [Greenlight Bookstore](http://greenlightbookstore.com/?ref=bklyner.com) on Fulton Street, is not only a fun summertime activity for families, but an effort “to connect with other businesses in the community,” according to Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, the co-owner of the independent store.

All participating businesses, recruited by Greenlight, have placed a tiny Waldo figurine somewhere inside their establishments. Locals who want to search for Waldo can pick up a “Find Waldo in Fort Greene!” passport at Greenlight, listing all of the businesses involved in the hunt, including [Baguetteaboudit!](http://baguetteaboudit.com/?ref=bklyner.com), the [Fort Greene Garden Center](http://fortgreenegardencenter.com/?ref=bklyner.com), [Habana Outpost](http://www.habanaoutpost.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and the [Pratt Area Community Council](http://pacc.publishpath.com/?ref=bklyner.com), to name a few. When you spot Waldo, ask for a store stamp or signature. With ten signatures on your passport, you can return to Greenlight to claim an “I Found Waldo” sticker and a “$1 off” coupon. Once you reach 20 of the 25 possible signatures, you can return for another sticker and coupon. You will also be entered into a drawing for a six-volume deluxe set of Waldo books, plus other prizes.

If you participate in the Waldo scavenger hunt, put July 31 on your calendar – at 4 p.m., Greenlight will host a “Waldo-palooza,” where prizes will be given to those with the most Waldo sightings.

Although the hunt is geared toward kids, it’s open to adults as well: “Whoever wants to participate,” Bagnulo said.

[In the past, other independent bookstores in various states have organized the Waldo scavenger hunt](http://www.bookweb.org/news/find-waldo-local-puts-spotlight-independent-bookstores?ref=bklyner.com), which has attracted business both to their own stores and to other participating establishments. The hunt is a plus for these bookstores, which have been doing well despite the availability of books at larger chain stores, online and on Kindles and Nooks.

“It’s a place where people can encounter neighbors and get to know staff,” Bagnulo said of the independent bookstore. “Here, you get to interact more at a personal level. Stores like ours are having a really good moment right now.”