Jessilynn and Matt Norcross, owners of McLean and Eakin Booksellers, host ‘The Giving Tree’ benefit which begins during Petoskey’s Holiday Open House on Friday, December 1, and continues until Christmas Eve. The Giving Tree is decorated with ornaments listing the ages of children at the Safe Home, the domestic abuse shelter serving families in Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties. Shoppers may select an ornament on the tree which will help guide them in their purchase of an age-appropriate book or gift to donate and place under the tree. Also during Open House on December 1, teachers from Petoskey High School English Department will write customized poetry for a donation from the store’s front window. Both activities support domestic abuse survivors and their children utilizing services at the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan. McLean and Eakin Booksellers is located at 307 East Lake Street, Petoskey. For more information, visit wrcnm.org and click on the events calendar.