Celebrate the Holiday at the Dog Gone Easter Egg Hunt with Feline Friends

Spring has come, and the annual Dog Gone Easter Egg Hunt is here. This twelve-year tradition attracts dogs, adults and children to Lacey each year who want to spend part of their day hunting for eggs and enjoying plenty of snacks and prizes.

In addition to all the fun, attendees support Feline Friends with their entry fees and purchases. To learn more about Feline Friends and the work they do, we talked to Jennifer West. Jennifer has been a volunteer since 2006, and she stays busy as the foster home coordinator and regularly doing Saturday adoption events. For the past two years, with the help of several dedicated volunteers, she’s also coordinated the Dog Gone Easter Egg hunt. We talked to her about Feline Friends and the other organization they’re splitting the profits with this year.

MB: Before we talk about Feline Friends, could you tell us a little bit about the origins of this beloved event?

JW: While Feline Friends has always been one of the beneficiaries of the Dog Gone Easter Egg Hunt, it was Pet Connection Magazine who started the event twelve years ago. The person who started it had adopted a cat from Feline Friends. She had a great idea for an event, and she asked us if we wanted to be the beneficiaries of the event. And of course, we said that sounded awesome!

Two years ago, it made sense for Feline Friends to take over running the event. But it was such a smooth transition because Pet Connection Magazine had done all of the groundwork to make the event a success. There are so many people who look forward to the event each year, and so we’re happy to go ahead and keep this tradition going.

MB: For people who haven’t been to the Easter Egg Hunt, what should they expect?

JW: This is a well-attended event scheduled for Saturday, March 24, 2019, at the Regional Athletic Complex at 8345 Steilacoom Road SE in Lacey, Washington. It starts at 10:00 a.m. and lasts until 3:00 p.m. We have dog egg hunts at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and a kid’s egg hunt at noon. We also have a 1:00 p.m. fashion show with plenty of prizes for the winners! The entry fee is $4 for adults and $1 for kids. If you want to enter the fashion show, it’s also $4 per entrant.

In addition to the egg hunts, there’s plenty of food and several local non-profits and vendors to visit during the event. Many people like to walk around and see all the different vendors that are there

This year, all the proceeds will be split between Feline Friends and Fences for Fido, which is a nonprofit that builds fences for outside dogs on chains. We’re so happy to support their work in this way, and we hope lots of people will attend to help the dogs and cats in our community!