Projects - Easter Egg Hunt

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The Rotary Club of North Ridgeville annually sponsors this event which takes place on the Saturday before Palm Sunday, and is held at the North Ridgeville High School Ranger Stadium. Each year, over 10,000 eggs are stuffed with candy and/or prize slips - with approximately 400 prizes distributed to the lucky egg hunters.

Months before the event, Rotarians Pat Blakely and Kerry Mueller begin planning for the big day, as well as purchasing the plastic eggs, cleaning and sorting the eggs saved from the year before, and purchasing some of the prizes. Weeks before the event, Rotarians spend hours stuffing the plastic eggs with candy at the First Merit Bank Community Room (thanks, Bob!). The day finally arrives, and our Rotarians prepare the field and distribute the 10,000 eggs over four separate age groups for hunting; ages 1 to 3, ages 4 to 5, ages 6 to 7, and ages 8 to 9.

One hour before the "bell", the gates open and several thousand children, parents and grandparents descend upon Ranger Stadium. Of course, the Easter Bunny is there to greet the little ones!

And when everyone is finally assembled and can wait no longer, the Rotary Bell is rung and the eggs are gobbled up in less than a minute!