The Sixth Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Drumthwacket, sponsored by the Drumthwacket Foundation and the Office of the Governor, was held on Saturday, March 15th. The weather was warm and sunny! Thanks to key donors and many volunteers, the event also includes carnival games and prizes, pony rides, refreshments, cotton candy, popcorn, hot pretzels, face painting, tattoos, book giveaway, and a special appearance by the Easter Bunny. Some 250 eager children raced into the back garden to find treats and toys when Governor Corzine started the hunt promptly at 2:00.
Treasures on the lawn.
Invited children (ages 6 and under plus siblings and families) were from the following schools and organizations:
Special Olympics
The Joseph Cappello School, Trenton
The Eden Institute, Princeton
The Rockbrook School, Skillman
The Katzenbach School, Trenton
Special education classes from all Mercer County school districts
Princeton Young Achievers
Princeton YWCA
Mercer ARC
Hunterdon ARC
Princeton Nursery School
Bravely greeting the bunny!
Generous donors such as Joe and Maribel Liberti of Drown the Clown contributed wonderful carnival games. John and Debbie Zoller from Vendors America provided the ingredients and manpower to serve hundreds of hot pretzels. ShopRite generously donated refreshments for guests and some 50+ volunteers. Merri-Makers Catering donated staff and set-ups to serve all visitors. Pony rides were supplied by Saddle Up Li'l Partners.
The complete list of donors:
The Liberti family - Drown the Clown - carnival games
The Zoller family - Vendors America - hot pretzels
Merri-Makers – catering service
Sharon Newcomer of Saddle Up Li'l Partners - pony rides
ShopRite – refreshments for the families and for the volunteers
K&M Wild Republic - stuffed animals for the hunt
Rich Frog – toys for the hunt
Halo Farm, Inc. - beverages
parishioners of St. Paul's Church in Princeton
Just Born, Inc. (Peeps) - candy for the hunt
Masterfoods USA - candy for the hunt
McCaffrey’s Market - refreshments
Pennington Quality Market – refreshments
Bristol-Myers Squibb – family parking
Cheryl Mills – complimentary books
Thank you to all!
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Face painting was popular with the children.
With the Governor are the Liberti family of Drown the Clown, who so generously donate carnival games and moonbounces for the day.
This child brought a special card he had made for the Governor.
The carnival game area.
The Governor greeted Sharon Newcomer and her helper from Saddle Up Li'l Partners who provided pony rides.
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