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A fun Easter Egg Hunt in 2025

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The weather was great. The Easter Eggs were plenty and of course, well hidden. There was hot chocolate. And most important, the kids were ready to go. Every one had a great time on Sunday, April 20th for our annual Easter Egg hunt. Families from all over the neighbourhood joined us for a morning of fun. It all started at the beach where we gathered the little ones for a parade through the neighbourhood and an opportunity to make as much noise as the they wanted.

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The parade ended at our new Easter Egg hunt location, Selby Plain near Churchill and Selby which provided lots of open space and great hiding locations. The smallest children were given a head start and then they everyone joined in to find the many eggs that had been hidden by the organizers, volunteers and parents.

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We wanted to extend a special thank you to our local organizers – Indi, Karina, Imogen and Jasper who helped make this all happen. We consider them “graduates” having been part of the Easter Egg hunt when it was just a simple activity in the neighbourhood to something that has grown to a neighbourhood event, now run by them. Also, a special shout out to Gabriella, a young organizer in training and part of the next generation.

We are already starting to think about our End of School/Beach Opening party in June, just two months away now. We will be trading in chocolate eggs for burgers and hot dogs. See you then!

IT WAS A GREAT BEACH BBQ PARTY

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It’s hard to believe but it has been 5 long years since we did our last beach BBQ. The pandemic then followed by smoke and air quality had stopped us. But NOT this year! The weather was great. The food delicious and everyone had fun. Thanks to the many volunteers who made it possible and to the 200+ people who came out to celebrate the end of school, have some fun and just enjoy the beach.

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We met a lot of new people from outside our community which made the day even better. The grills were hot and our cooks worked extra hard that day. We had a mix of meat and veggie burgers/hot dogs along with lots of free watermelon and treats.

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Our face painters were very busy that day and our new addition of bubbles for the kids (and adults) was a hit.

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We have already started planning for our end of summer evening event in September and yes, we’re even starting to think about our big winter carnival next January. For the moment though, we’re all going to enjoy the sun and a great Canada Day weekend. A special thanks to the Rotary Club Of West Ottawa for providing extra volunteer help.