🌱Get Out And Hunt For Easter Eggs + Looking For A Furry Friend?

Hello again, friends. I'm here with your Thursday edition of the Mooresville Patch newsletter, filled with all the community information you need to know right now. Today we'll cover these stories and more...

• Easter egg hunting starts this weekend!
• 4th Concert coming up!
• Furry friends need homes.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 76 Low: 57.

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Here are the top stories today in Mooresville:

1. The 150th Egg Quest kicks off this Saturday, March 25th. To honor the town’s sesquicentennial, the 150th Anniversary Egg Quest, presented by Carter Bank & Trust will replace the traditional egg dash offered by Mooresville Parks & Recreation Department. This event will take place throughout Mooresville beginning March 25th and will run through Easter weekend, April 9th. Families and individuals will hunt in 16 local parks to find 150 golden eggs. Each golden egg will hold a coupon to redeem $25 gift card. Three “Golden Eggs” will have a voucher for a $100 Visa card and $50 worth of prizes. Vouchers may be claimed at the Parks & Recreation Administration Office, 418 Carpenter Avenue, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The limit is one voucher per family. Mooresville Parks & Recreation employees and their families are not eligible. For a list of Mooresville parks, visit here. Hope to see you out hunting! Make sure you like the Egg Quest Facebook event page for updates and more information. facebook.com/events/981790776168381 ((Town of Mooresville NC via Facebook)
2. Save the Date for our 4th benefit concert, which will be held on April 15th, at College Street Studios in Downtown Mooresville. There will be live music and delicious food & drinks. In addition, there will be an opportunity to support efforts to provide Iredell County high school seniors who demonstrate consistent, persistent, and dedicated commitment to Arts and Service with scholarships! All donations benefit the Falconer Foundation's 2023 Fundraising Drive for Arts and service scholarships and are tax deductible. Hope to see you there! (Mooresville Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
3. Looking to add to your family? Look no further than these Mooresville animal shelters for a pet available for adoption. Facilities have dogs, cats and other pets ready and waiting to be adopted. Millions of companion animals are surrendered or taken in each year by animal pounds nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. However, only around half of all shelter animals are adopted each year, according to ASPCA data. If you're on a search for a new four-legged companion, consider beginning at a local adoption center like Piedmont Animal Rescue, where Zero the dog is waiting patiently. If you aren't sure if you have time to take care of a pet year round, many shelters also offer opportunities to foster pets until they are placed in appropriate homes. Need some help in your search? Patch and Petfinder have you covered. We create a list each week of all the pets recently put up for adoption in your area. If you're a cat person, meet Rowan, a Domestic Short Hair up for adoption. Or if dogs are more your thing, there are several great dogs available, too. Click on any listing for more information or to start the adoption process.(Mooresville Patch)

Today in Mooresville:

From my notebook:

• Feed NC: "A BIG thanks to our partners at NC Works for sharing their classroom with us last week so our workforce students don’t miss a beat during the move! We’re doing peer to peer interview practice today and they are doing AMAZING!" (Feed NC via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Parents are invited to join us for Homeschooling 101, a virtual program, on March 28 at 6 p.m. North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) representative Evelyn Bickley will present on ways to get started with homeschooling." (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)
• Mooresville Public Library: "Looking for book recommendations? Here's what the MPL staff would recommend! What are your March reading recommendations?" (Mooresville Public Library via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— Karena Garrity

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