Five Things: Biz After Hours, Blood Drive

Blood Drive at Panera: The Rhode Island Bloodmobile will be at Panera Bread at 1000 Division Street from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Business After Hours: This month’s EG Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” event takes place at the Greenwich Odeum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call Bev at (401) 885-0020.

Register for Bunny Hop 5K: The East Greenwich Track Club is holding it’s second-annual Bunny Hop 5K and Fun Run on Saturday morning, April 13, at Goddard Park. Proceeds support the East Greenwich Track Club Summer Series, a free track-and-field event on Wednesday evenings in July for boys and girls ages 4-14. It’s a USATF-certified course and sanctioned event. First 350 people to register are guaranteed a shirt. Please visit www.egtrackclub.com for registration and more information. If you are interested in volunteering for the event, please email missisommer1@gmail.com.

Passover & Holy Week: The Jewish celebration of Passover – when God directed the Jews to mark their doors with the blood of a lamb so death would pass over them – began last night and continues to Monday. Meanwhile, the Christian high holy days begin on Thursday and continue through Sunday. To read more about what’s happening at East Greenwich churches over the next few days, click here.

On Thursday …

Fire District meeting: On the agenda is a discussion of disability pension benefits and going out to bid for auditor. The meeting takes place in Council Chambers at Town Hall and starts at 6:30 p.m. in Executive (closed) Session.

On Saturday …

Egg Hunt: Tenth-Annual EG Historic Preservation Society Easter Egg Hunt will take place at Goddard Park. Children age 7 and under are welcome to participate. Collection bags will be provided. There is no fee to participate but donations are welcome to support the EGHPS. Hope to see you "hop" on over! 10 a.m.