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March, 2002

Washington,CT ... On Saturday, March 23, a cool wind blew across the partially snow covered grounds of the Devereux Glenholme School. The weather did not hamper the enthusiasm of the Glenholme students and Washington area children as they began a festive inspection of the flowerbeds and bushes to unearth eggs and candy left by the Easter Bunny.

Year after year, children in and around Litchfield County, look forward to the annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the students and staff of the Glenholme School. The only requirement for admission is a food item to donate to the local food bank.

Students from the Glenholme School decorated the tree branches with Easter eggs and the Student Leadership Council sold candy to raise money for "Teens Who Care," Glenholme's community service program.

"One hundred and fifty kids from the community participated and many staff members brought their families," said Dilma Martins, the Glenholme Community Services coordinator. "We collected 15 bags of food items. Thorn and Matt T. helped deliver the bags to Loaves and Fishes food bank in New Milford. Many people, especially Ms. Rutz, Ms. Steward, Ms. Klages, Ms. Matura, G1girls, Rob D., and Hollyhouse boys, helped make the Egg Hunt a successful event," added Ms. Martins.

The Glenholme Easter Egg Hunt, in its seventh year has become a family tradition. Children of all ages grabbed baskets and eagerly began hunting for eggs and candy in the school's garden field. Toddlers were in awe of all the hurried activity, and joyous ruckus, doing their best to collect as many eggs as possible. Special areas were designed for each age group, so even the youngest children had fun and had a chance to find special prize eggs. There was an art table set up for Easter Egg dying and painting, and out on the lawn lines were formed for photos with the Easter Bunny.

"My kids swooped up everything they could," said Glenholme staff member Amber Lautier and mother of Connor, 3, and Olivia, 2. "So much was left by the big kids that there were plenty of treats for the little ones to enjoy."

For more information about Devereux Glenholme, visit our website at www.theglenholmeschool.org.

Easter Bunny asks Egg Hunt participant how many eggs she found.