From our press release:
"Local children invited to participate in Annual Easter Egg Dash, Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast
MOUNT VERNON – Area children are invited to take part in the annual Mount Vernon-Lisbon Easter Egg Dash Saturday, March 26, beginning promptly at 10 a.m. at the Mount Vernon High School Track, Palisades Road and Fifth Avenue, and grab a bite to eat with their family before or
after for a good cause. For the first time in the Easter Egg Dash event history, the Easter Egg Dash committee will be partnering with the Mount Vernon Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (MV-VFA) to create two community events. The MV-VFA will be kicking off its inaugural Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast on the same day, March 26, just down the street, at the Mount Vernon Fire Station, Palisades Road and Second Avenue. The Annual Fireman’s Breakfast will take place Saturday, March 26, from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The menu will include pancakes, eggs, sausage and coffee, milk, juice and water. $4 children, $6 adults. The MV-VFA is preparing food for 1,000. The Easter Egg Dash will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free to all attendees, with more than 3,000 individual plastic eggs filled with candy and prizes. Both events will host the Mount Vernon Easter Bunny who will be shuttled back and forth between locations via fire truck. Families are encouraged to attend both events.
“This event seems to get bigger each year,” said Jennie Stoner, Chair of the Easter Egg Dash Committee. “This year we are again partnering with the Mount Vernon Community School District to use the High School Track, and with Hallmark Care Center whose residents will stuff hundreds of eggs for the Annual Easter Egg Dash. And now, with our partnership with the Mount Vernon Volunteer Firefighters Association, we are able to accommodate even more children and families.”
At the Easter Egg Dash, children will be divided into four categories based on age:
Aged 0-3 years
Ages 4-5 years
Ages 6-7 years
Ages 8 and up
The Easter Egg Dash event is expected to take place outside on the High School Track. In case of rain, that event will take place inside the Middle School gymnasium. Patrons are encouraged to visit the Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast at the Mount Vernon Fire Station before or after the Easter Egg Dash event. Questions can be directed to event Chair Jennie Stoner at [email protected] or to MV-VFA organizer Casey O’Connor at (480) 241-6417/[email protected]. About Mount Vernon Parks and Rec:
The Mount Vernon Park and Recreation Board is dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of parkland, natural resources, and recreational programming to enrich the lives of the community and its visitors. About the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG):
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group exists to improve the social and economic well-being of Mount Vernon and Lisbon by capitalizing on their unique identity, assets and character. Mount Vernon was selected as a Main Street community in 2008, and practices economic development within the context of historic preservation. About the Mount Vernon Volunteer Firefighters Association (MV-VFA):
The mission of the MV-VFA is to support the volunteers of the Mount Vernon Fire Department in their service to the community. Individuals or groups who want to volunteer time or money should contact the MV-VFA via the Facebook
