Many, many thanks to numerous volunteers and key donors who facilitated the Drumthwacket Foundation’s annual Easter Egg Hunt for more than 200 children and their families. It was a fun day for all!
Special needs children were here from the following schools and organizations:
Special Olympics
The Joseph Cappello School (Mercer County special school
district) Trenton
The Eden Institute, Princeton
The Marie H. Katzenbach School, Trenton
Special education classes and classified children from
all Mercer County school districts
Mercer ARC
Hunterdon ARC
Princeton Child Development Institute
Academy Learning
Center
We also invite families from Princeton Young Achievers, the Princeton YWCA, and Princeton Nursery School.
Governor Christie started the Hunt and graciously greeted all our guests.
This is the eighth year that Joe and Maribel Liberti of Drown the Clown have contributed wonderful carnival games and moonbounces. John and Debbie Zoller served hundreds of servings of delicious hot pretzels, cotton candy and popcorn. Dennis Schifter of Aardvark Amusements donated the popular instant photo booth and a stuffed animal crane. Pony rides were supplied by Sharon Newcomer of Saddle Up Li'l Partners.
Donations
from statewide individuals and companies included candy
and treats to fill the children's baskets and refreshments
for all. A huge thank you to Emily's Catering, Halo
Farms, House of Marbles, Just Born, Inc. (Peeps), Masterfoods
MARS USA, Main Street Catering, McCaffrey's Market,
parishioners of St. Paul's Church in Princeton, Rich
Frog, Shell, and Wegmans. Thanks to Cheryl Mills for
donating a book for each child.
Thanks too
to Bristol-Myers Squibb for providing family parking,
and to the Brosha family who organized guest check-in.
A big thank
you goes to Erica Brosha and Kathryn Dipippo who donned
the Easter Bunny suits to delight the children.
Our wonderful
volunteers included St. Paul's youth group, Zonta, our
own wonderful Trustees, Docents and Master Gardeners,
and many more.
Thank you to all!
Click here to see more images from the 2010 Easter Egg Hunt at Drumthwacket. Photos courtesy Robert Geller and Tim Larsen. |
