I know you would never expect a cat to brag about dogs, but I can’t help myself. My coworkers, Liberty “Libby,” left, and Piper, can be so cute I had to share this photo, captured by another amazing coworker, Lynn Remson, recently at The Newtown Bee’s office building. Clearly Libby and Piper are working away.

Happy birthday to Reverie Brewing Co. The brewery is set to celebrate its third birthday this weekend with beer releases, food trucks, and bands, Saturday from noon to 10 pm, at 57B Church Hill Road. I read that admission for the birthday party is free, and the first 100 patrons at the taproom will receive a limited edition Reverie Brewing glass with their first beer purchase.

We are always happy to celebrate a birthday. If your child has an upcoming birthday, you can celebrate with us by e-mailing a birthday announcement and photo to Education Editor Eliza Hallabeck for Birthday Wishes, printed weekly in our Education pages. Each week we publish photos and a birthday announcement for children with upcoming birthdays. One lucky winner is then drawn from the submissions to receive a basic vanilla/chocolate ice-cream cake compliments of Ferris Acres Creamery. The submission deadline is Tuesdays at noon. To include your child’s name in “Birthday Wishes,” send name, address, phone number, age, and birthday, along with an original head and shoulders photo to Birthday Wishes, The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or e-mail information and a JPG photo to eliza@thebee.com. Please send the photo as an attachment to the e-mail. Birth dates must be within one month of submission.

Newtown’s own Hope On Main Street cancer awareness and support organization joined other Relay for Life teams coming together as one big family to march in last weekend’s Danbury St Patty’s Day parade. According to their Facebook Page, the group espouses “We walk for SURVIVORS. We walk in memory of HEROES we lost. We walk in support of CAREGIVERS. We walk with PRIDE & HOPE!!” The hearty and hardy group that included several Newtown survivors was elevated in the back of a open trailer being towed, appropriately by a bright red International Harvester tractor, decorated with a huge purple banner reading “Attacking Cancer In Our Community.”

I am unsure if these St Patrick’s Day shamrocks — St Rose of Lima School 3-year-old program students Emerson Behn, left, and Olivia Aklin — are a sign of spring or good luck, but either way it makes me happy to see how much they were smiling on March 17 at the school. I just can’t help myself from humming, When 3-year-old eyes are smiling, all the world seems...

In other student news, I hear Robert Gray of Sandy Hook is one of 15 SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, N.Y., students who have been growing a social media presence with a student-run TikTok team. According to the school, “The student-run social media channel started in October, is designed to offer a peek into what life is like at SUNY Oneonta, from which classes to take to can’t-miss meals at the dining halls, all from students’ perspectives. The channel currently has 1,116 followers. As of January, the account’s most-viewed TikTok (which references getting sushi on campus) has more than 267,000 views.” The college’s TikTok channel is at tiktok.com/@sunyoneonta. Dear Robert, Just a reminder... There is delicious sushi in your hometown. This cat knows.

Not just one Good Egg award, but maybe a whole carton is in order for Head O’ Meadow Elementary School’s School Community Team, which is fourth graders who volunteer to help in the community. One of the group’s recent projects was to collect books last month for the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library’s big July book sale, proceeds of which benefit the Booth library. Kudos to all the students on the team and to teachers Tara Demers and Debbie Keith who delivered the donated materials to the Friends’ sorting room. You are ALL Good Eggs!

Sneaking over to the Friends’ work area at the library, I learned that plans are afoot for a Spring Donation Day on Sunday, April 10, from noon to 5 pm. Looks like the HOM School Community Team got a head start!

I’m not ready to spring ahead to April just yet though. Did you know that March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility? It is an annual event that celebrates transgender people and it raises awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. For resources and documents to learn more, visit the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network at glsen.org/activity/transgender-day-visibility.

If you missed the March 22 event at Turning The Page — 477 Main Street in Monroe, owned by Newtown resident Pia Ledina — do not worry, the bookshop has more upcoming events. The March 22 event included Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Ryan and author John Searles, a Monroe resident. The evening was a celebration of Searles’s new book Her Last Affair. You don’t want to miss future events at the bookshop, like an April 8 conversation with authors Justin A. Reynolds and Lauren Tarshis at 7 pm, in person. Check the bookshop’s website for more information and for upcoming events, turningthepagebooks.com.

Here’s another reason to mark your calendar: We hear the crowds are returning to Bingo at St Rose School. If you’ve missed the dates this season, mark your calendar for next Friday night, April 1. Doors open at 5:45, and games run from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Cost is $20 per person, which covers all regular games. Additionally next week, Knights of Columbus Friday Knight Fish Fry dinners will be available through preorder. Dinners are $10 for adults, $6 for children, and the menu this year is available at KofC185.org/fish-fry. Visit after March 27 for the April 1 menu, and order by midnight March 31 if you’d like to schedule curbside service for Friday. Fish Fry dinners are all take-out only this year, and they’re being done weekly until April 15.

Hearts of Hope-Newtown has announced the intended recipients of next month’s Paint With A Purpose creations. The Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut will be receiving palm-sized ceramic hearts with simple messages of hope and kindness after they are hand painted on Wednesday, April 20. All ages and artistic abilities are invited to join the event, planned for Wednesday, April 20, from 6 to 8 pm, at Newtown Community Center. Cost is $7 per heart painted, and all materials are supplied, including note cards to add a message to go with your finished work of art. Space is limited so registration is requested. Find the local chapter on Facebook at @HeartsOfHopeOfNewtownCT, send an e-mail to newtown@ourheartsofhope.org or call 973-224-6900 for details and registration.

It is the sweetest time of year again: Girl Scout Cookies are arriving. According to Girl Scouts of Connecticut, those who placed orders for the treats will start receiving them on March 26 and 27. Hundreds of thousands of boxes are on their way to the state. And if you want more or did not place an order, you can still get your paws on some. To find a local booth, check out the list of Newtown Girl Scout Cookie booth locations and times in this week’s Education section. In-person sales begin late Friday afternoon, and are currently planned for weekends out to April 24. Listings are also included in our print and online calendars.

My heart will be filled with sweetness as long as you promise next week to ... Read me again.