Pandemic can't keep down Plainfield's annual Easter Egg Hunt

Kids can have their own Easter Egg hunts at home
with kits supplied by Plainfield Parks & Recreation.

Plainfield Parks & Recreation's annual Easter Egg Hunt is one of its most eagerly anticipated events.

Each year, upwards of two hundred children show up for the event at Cedar Brook Park.

But what to do when there is a pandemic?

All public events -- including the Easter Egg Hunt -- have been cancelled out of an abundance of caution for resident health and safety.

But that didn't stop the creative crew at P&R. Superintendent Roni Taylor asked herself whether there wasn't a way to bring the event to the kids, since the kids couldn't come to the event.

Voilà!

Take Home Easter Egg Hunt kits. Taylor and her staff packed two hundred bags with 2,000 candy-filled eggs and 200 chocolate bunnies for a do-it-yourself Easter Egg Hunt at home.

Given the health concerns, staff sanitized each plastic egg and wore gloves while stuffing the eggs with candy.

Through a partnership with the Plainfield Public Schools, the bags are being distributed to youngsters in the District's regular lunchtime meal distributions by Maschio Food Services this Thursday and Friday.

Here's to a Happy Easter for all, and a Thank You to Recreation and Maschio for making it happen!

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