New White Squirrel Debuts at the 2025 White Squirrel Day

Sunday, February 2, 2025
11am to 1pm
at Mary C. Jenkins in Brevard, North Carolina
221 Mills Ave., Brevard NC 28712

Mark your calendars! White Squirrel Day returns for it’s eleventh year on Sunday, February 2, 2025. The beloved Brevard tradition takes on a bittersweet yet interesting twist this year. Following the passing of our cherished city mascot, Pisgah Penny, in 2024, we are honored to introduce her spirited niece, Pisgah Piper, who will continue her aunt’s legacy of fun, folklore, and festive predictions. Pisgah Piper  is blind and lost sight due to an injury but this spunky little squirrel  is charging ahead and ready to battle with Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-prognosticating groundhog.

This year’s White Squirrel Day will be a special  event. Pisgah Piper will make her debut in predicting weather and if it will be an early spring or a late winter. In addition to her weather prediction, Pisgah Piper will showcase her unique talents by making a bold forecast for the winner of the 2025 Super Bowl. Residents and visitors alike can join in the excitement as Brevard embraces its whimsical side with this fun event.

White Squirrel Day Master of Ceremonies, Don Debiase, said, “Who needs grumpy groundhog when you can have a beautiful white squirrel that not only predict springs arrival but the winner of the Super Bowl. With a 57% accuracy rate from our previous White Squirrel Ambassadors, I look forward to Pisgah Piper’s predictions.”

The White Squirrel Day event will be broadcast live on Brevard’s WSQL radio station (102.1 FM, 1240 AM) and also live-streamed on WSQL’s Facebook page, allowing fans around the world the chance to watch Pisgah Piper make her predictions of winter weather and the winner of the upcoming Super Bowl. Super Bowl LIX is scheduled for February 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Brevard Mayor Maureen Copelof will officially proclaim the “White Squirrel Day.”

The annual event is a fundraiser for The White Squirrel Institute, a local organization providing financial assistance to licensed wildlife rehabilitators who rescue and save local wildlife. Money is raised through personal donations and their “Adopt a White Squirrel” program. It is a fun way to help local wildlife and to adopt a white squirrel (in name only). Visit whitesquirrelinstitute.org to learn more about this program.

2025 White Squirrel Day event:

When: Sunday, February 2, 2025 – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Mary C. Jenkins Community Center, 221 Mills Ave., Brevard N

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