Bicycles, Money, and Candy Highlight VFW Easter Egg Hunt
One group lines up to begin Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday at VFW Post 4843.
by David Croyle
While other organizations held various holiday activities this past weekend, the Ford City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4843 had the largest crowd ever for their annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday afternoon.
The event is open to any children ages 0-12 years old that want to attend.
Club Manager Rosemary White described the prizes.
“There’s baskets for the kids. We have donated bicycles - two for each of the age groups (0-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12). We have refreshments for the children.”
Post Commander Daryl Ray said a lot of work went into preparing for the event.
“The men went to Pittsburgh and bought 90 dozen of eggs and colored them. We had a 132 plastic eggs with money in them for each age group. Different members of the Post bought the bikes.”
White agreed.
“Our members over the past few weeks put plastic eggs out. The graciously put money in them. And we put them out for the children to pick up outside when they do their egg hunts along with the hard boiled eggs.”
White estimated there was over $600 in cash put in approximately 440 plastic eggs. Incoming Commander Tom McMillen said there was between $1 and $20 in each egg.
“I would also like to thank our Social Members, which are the Home Association, our Auxiliary, and all the members for their help, whether they put money in the eggs, went out and bought the prizes, or the baskets of candy and presents. They did it all. They did a beautiful job.”
Nine-year-old Sydney Brison is assisted by her mother, Angela (right) in Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt at the VFW in Pattonville. Sydney has fought leukemia since 2009.
While most of the children ran throughout the lawn collecting their eggs, one specific girl received a little extra help. Although 9-year-old Sydney Brison had battled an illness and spent most of the time in a wheel chair at the event, she had help by her mother, Angela, and was able to participate.
“Sydney was diagnosed with leukemia in November 2009. She relapsed a couple of times, and had a bone marrow transplant in July 2015. We were admitted into Children’s (Hospital) for seven months as an inpatient with treatment and we have been home for about a month and a half. She’s getting stronger every day and doing better, and we just wanted to get her out today for the Easter Egg Hunt.”
Sydney lives with her parents, John and Angela Brison and brother Alec in Ford Cliff.
Local News | David Croyle March 28, 2016
