Poocharella will include music, vendors, food trucks, swift paw lures course and much more
WATCH: The Friday Night Locker Room’s Orville Susong talks with Rebecca Moore, the Community Relations Director for the nonprofit Touch of Grey Rescue. Her organization will be putting on Poocharella – the third Annual Fest Fur The Dogs, which will take place on Saturday, March 2 at Wickham Park in Melbourne.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Poocharella – the third annual Fest Fur The Dogs – will take place on Saturday, March 2 at Wickham Park in Melbourne, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. My broadcasting partner, Orville Susong, recently sat down with Rebecca Moore, the Community Relations Director for the nonprofit Touch of Grey Rescue, to discuss about this unique and exciting event.
Susong asked Moore why people should plan to attend. She told him, “Poocharella 2024 is a fabulous time to come out and celebrate the love of dogs, and actually the love of people, and the people who love them.” She went on to say, “We ask other non-profits to attend with us. We have invited a number of animal rescues. It’s a wonderful time to come out and be able to share resources with the community to make it a better place.”
Included in Poocharella 2024 will be live music, vendors, food trucks, a swift paw lures course, and much more.
Moore said she is expecting over 2,000 people to attend and a rescue dog will be crowned King or Queen Poocharella for the year.
For additional information, visit touchofgreyrescue.org
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia. He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.
Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey.
Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.
He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 24 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.
The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.
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