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Children and their adults use flashlights to hunt for eggs in the darkness of the Fairhaven Recreation Center gym on 4/8/22 for the annual flashlight egg hunt. Photo by Beth David.
By Beth David, Editor
The Fairhaven Recreation Center held its annual flashlight egg hunt on Friday, 4/8/22, with 35 children registering for the event. Children were assigned two numbers and had to hunt in the darkened gym using flashlights to find the egg with the corresponding numbers. Participants received the a little goodie bag including chocolate, crayons, and coloring/activity pages.
After the hunt, children and their adults were invited to visit with the Easter Bunny, who waited patiently down the hall at the Senior Center.
Recreation director Warren Rensehausen said the numbers for all programs are picking up after the pandemic canceled so many programs and people are still cautious about crowded events. The flashlight egg hunt usually draws about 60 participants.
“People are concerned,” said Mr. Rensehausen. “But we’re confident that it’s going to turn around.”
Meanwhile, this year’s egg hunt was held indoors due to the wet weather.
To learn more about programs at the Rec Center, including Kool Kids vacation, call 508-993-9269 or visit https://www.fairhaven-ma.gov/ recreation-department
- L-R: Peter, Dominick, and Yusef pose with the Easter Bunny in the Fairhaven Senior Center after the annual flashlight egg hunt across the hall at the Recreation Center on 4/8/22. Photo by Beth David.
- Julianna snuggles up to the Easter Bunny at the Fairhaven Senior Center while her brother Collin pays attention to the camera after the Flashlight Egg Hunt that was held across the hall at the Recreation Center on Friday, 4/8/22. Photo by Beth David.
- A young child gets help from her adult to find the right numbered egg n the darkness of the Fairhaven Recreation Center gym on 4/8/22 during the annual flashlight egg hunt. Photo by Beth David.
- This little one says “no-way” to a visit with the Easter Bunny in the Fairhaven Senior Center after the annual flashlight egg hunt across the hall at the Rec Center on 4/8/22. Photo by Beth David.
- A young child uses her flashlight to check her paper as she looks for the right numbered egg in the darkness of the Fairhaven Recreation Center gym and another hunter goes by on 4/8/22 during the annual flashlight egg hunt. Photo by Beth David.
- L-R: Emery Jorge, Taylor Strangis, Arya Frates, Grayson Jorge pose with the Easter Bunny in the Fairhaven Senior Center after the annual flashlight egg hunt across the hall at the Recreation Center on 4/8/22. Photo by Beth David.
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