Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail and heading straight for Manchester.
He'll be on hand for Manchester Valley High School Key Club's annual Spring into Spring event being held Saturday, rain or shine, at the school.
The fun begins at 10:30 a.m. in the courtyard outside the MVHS cafeteria. Activities are geared toward elementary-age children and younger and include egg dying, making bead bracelets, face painting, relay races, yard games and chalk drawing.
At noon, kids will be invited to walk over to the football field for an Easter egg hunt with more than 1,000 plastic eggs, filled with stickers and candy or a small toy, to "find." The hunt will be divided into four age groups: 2 and younger, 3 to 4 years old, 5 to 6 and 7 to 10. Everyone should bring their own basket or container to collect the eggs.
Light refreshments will be for sale at Spring into Spring. Pictures with the Easter Bunny and tickets for a cakewalk will be available for $1.
If there is inclement weather, activities will happen in the school cafeteria and the egg hunt will take place in the media center.
Admission is free, but donations are gladly accepted. "Key Club has already fundraised to purchase all the supplies, so any donations or money made at the event are being given to John Hopkins Children's Center. Last year we were able to donate over $400 from generous donations and money we raised at other events. The facility then uses it to buy toys and craft supplies for the children to use while staying at the hospital," Stacy Mann, Key Club adviser, wrote in an email.
"Key Club is an international student-led organization which provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership," Mann wrote. "Manchester Valley High School members have helped with telethons, gone trick-or-treating for UNICEF, volunteered at Special Olympics, and helped organize our school's participation in the Polar Bear Plunge."
MVHS is at 3300 Maple Grove Road, Manchester.
For more information, call Mann at 410-386-1673.
Want a clean car?
A Spring Car Wash and Wax will be held Saturday at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, 2533 Mount Carmel Road, Parkton.
The car wash will run from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and the prices are: wash only - $10 for cars, $12 for mini-vans and $15 for trucks; wash and wax - $30 for cars, $35 for mini-vans and $40 for trucks.
Light refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go toward the church's general budget.
The rain date is April 12.
For more information, call 410-343-1275
Basket bingo
Christ Lutheran Church will have a basket bingo Friday, April 4, at the Arcadia Volunteer Fire Company Activities Building, 5415 Arcadia Ave., Arcadia. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $14 in advance and $15 at the door and include 20 regular games.
There will also be three specials games as well as raffles during the evening.
Food made by church members will be available for purchase throughout the night.
This is one of two fundraiser bingos the church does during the year to help with the operating expenses.
For more information or for tickets, contact Connie Copenhaver at 410-374-2134.
