The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10082 auxiliary in Lake Butler held its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the post on Saturday, April 19.
Around 25 children took part in the event, ranging in age from 3 months to 17 years.
Event organizer Barbara Fischer said she did not know the precise number of years the group had put on the event but estimated between 15 and 20 years.
Three-year-old Lake Butler resident Viola Provin spots her first egg in the small children’s section of the egg hunt.
She added that volunteers organized three egg hunt areas, one for preschool children, one for elementary-aged students, and a third for teens.
Most of the volunteers and attendees of the event had close ties to the post or auxiliary.
Aaron Frank and Emily Kirby hid eggs in the elementary-age section of the egg hunt. Neither are VFW or auxiliary members, but volunteer to support family members who are.
Frank is a paramedic and small business owner. He said he is saddened by the declining membership of veterans’ organizations and attendance at events like the VFW Easter Egg Hunt.
“It would be nice if we could fill up this parking lot for Easter and Halloween,” he said.
Megan Harlow brought her children, Madelyn, a third grader, and Dawson, 5, to the event.
The stay-at-home Mom said she also has a connection to the egg hunt volunteers.
“I usually come here with my best friend,” she said. “Her in-laws run the event.”
Waiting for the Easter egg hunt to begin are Megan Harlow and her children, Melody, a third grader at Lake Butler Elementary School, and three-year-old Dawson. Megan, a stay-at-home Mom, said she had been coming to the event for a couple of years. Melody said she enjoys the Easter egg hunt. However, her favorite VFW event is the Halloween trunk-or-treat in October.“You got my hiding spot, Mom.” Lake Butler Middle School student Madelyn Hardin disputes with her mother Joy over who had the rights to a hiding spot in the teenage section of the egg hunt.Aaron Frank and Emily Kirby hide eggs in the elementary-age section of the egg hunt. Neither are VFW or auxiliary members, but volunteer to support family members who are. Frank is a paramedic and small business owner. He said he is saddened by the declining membership of veterans’ organizations and attendance at events like the VFW Easter Egg Hunt. “It would be nice if we could fill up this parking lot for Easter and Halloween,” he said.As Charli Foerman, 3, drops one egg in her basket, and immediately turns to look for another in the preschool section of the hunt.
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