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Cowabunga! Get ready for Surf's Up First Thursday in Del Ray!
Join the Del Ray community for First Thursday: Surf’s Up!, featuring live music by The Surf Junkies at the Pat Miller Neighborhood Square, themed activities, giveaways and more on Thursday, August 7 from 6 p.m. to dusk along Mount Vernon Avenue. The evening's events are sponsored by The Jen Walker Team.
The weather forecast calls for partly sunny skies with temperatures in the 70s.
Participants can start at Pat Miller Neighborhood Square to drop your "Cook for Vets" donations and grab your Scavenger Hunt Entry Form and map of all the giveaway stops along the Avenue from Uhler to Bellefonte.
Enjoy a beachy vibe from The Surf Junkies, stay cool under the American Water misting tent and get creative with sidewalk chalk and hula hoops.
Then go up and down the Avenue to collect summery, beach-themed goodies while engaging with local businesses, make a craft with Mulberry Lane, grab a free hotdog and cold water from Stardust Vintage, cool down with popsicles courtesy of the Dairy Godmother while searching for those Scavenger hunt items.
Turn in your completed forms at the Pat Miller Neighborhood Square or Stardust Vintage during First Thursday for a chance to win prizes from small businesses. Not able to make it to First Thursday? Grab an entry form at Stardust Vintage & Gifts or download one here and turn it in to Stardust by COB on Aug. 11 to enter. Winner will be drawn Aug. 12.
Participants are encouraged to bring unopened, unexpired non-perishable food items for Cook for Vets to help fight veteran food scarcity. Needed items include rice, pasta, quinoa, pickles/relish, canned vegetables, canned tuna, vegetarian baked beans, single-serving oatmeal packets, large containers of oatmeal, single-serving cereal boxes, fruit cups, applesauce cups, granola bars, breakfast bars, graham crackers, animal crackers, individually- wrapped mini muffins, crackers, boxes of chicken or beef broth (no cans), crackers, small boxes of raisins, apple or grape juice (no glass bottles) and water bottles.
Donations can be dropped off at the Pat Miller Neighborhood Square, located at the intersection of Mt. Vernon and Oxford avenues. Cook For Vets, Inc is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides food security for Veterans and their households through the distribution of healthy meals and groceries for balanced, sustained nutrition. Learn more at cookforvets.org.
