Page 5 - Palm City Spotlight - March '23

Palm City Spotlight, Page 5

20th Annual Mutt March Festival from page 1 Society of the Treasure Coast at this year’s Mutt March The 5K and 10K
and help us save more lives than ever before.” tickets are on sale now
At the same time, the humane society will partner with the A “pack” is a fundraising team comprised of two or at https://hstc1.org/
city of Stuart and Students4H2O as they host Water Fest at more individuals who pledge to raise a minimum of $100 MuttMarch. For more
the same time and same place. Two events wrapped in one! for the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. Packs information, call Courtney
Event organizer Courtney Zanetti said, “We challenge compete against each other to raise the most funds for Zanetti at (772) 600-3211
you to create a ‘pack’ and fundraise for the Humane animals in the shelter’s care while earning bragging rights or email her at CZanetti@
for their teams. To create a pack, go online to https://p2p. hstc1.org.
onecause.com/muttmarch2023. About The Humane
Society Of The Dogs have a blast chasing
Treasure Coast after a motorized, white plastic
The Humane Society lure that goes around a course
of the Treasure Coast of pulleys.
(HSTC) is a no-kill
animal welfare organization located at 4100 S.W.
Leighton Farm Ave. in Palm City. Since 1955, it has been
the leading advocate for animal protection and well-
being in the Martin County area. A 501(c)(3) private,
nonprofit organization, the HSTC is independent and
locally operated and relies on donations to support its
The Rev. Jude Denning of Unity of Stuart will bless the A 5K and 10K race (with or without animals) will kick off programs and services. Follow the HSTC on Facebook at
animals before they go on a walk around Memorial Park. the event. https://www.facebook.com/humanesocietyTC and Twitter
at https://www.twitter.com/hstc1. For more information,
visit https://www.hstc1.org or call (772) 223-8822.

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Dog owners have the chance to be creative in the Mutt
March’s Canine Costume Contest, which awards prizes for
the funniest, cutest, most original and best overall.

500-Plus Chili Lovers from page 1

and games to keep the
youngest attendees
entertained and local
favorite Jupiter Narrows
Band provided great music
that was perfect for the
upbeat afternoon.
This year ’s Chili
Cookoff added Bonner
Ba r Se rvi c e a nd
Legendary Ice Cream
Treats for the first time Rylee and Scarlett Wilkes
and the crowd loved both.
Monies raised will help HSELC continue with its
mission to provide families, regardless of income,
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