Lakeville Lions Easter egg hunt sees large turnout, full baskets and big smiles
Excited children race to scoop up Easter eggs at the Lakeville Lions annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4. Photos by Sam Tucker
Families waited for the blow of the whistle before egg hunters picked up more than 2,000 eggs in mere minutes.
The event saw over 200 attendees on Saturday.
Children rush to fill their baskets full of Easter eggs. The Lions set up three areas based on age for the many egg hunters.
Fair weather and sunshine greeted this year's participants.
Hugh Briody, 2, eyes eggs to snatch.
Children line up around the egg-hunting area as they patiently waited for the starting whistle.
Desiree Cummings, 7, smiles after the hunt while her brother Carter, 3, takes stock of eggs they found.
Cacie Pappas, 6, right, sorts through her eggs with her friend Desiree Cummings, 7.
Desiree Cummings, 7, opens an egg to find small prizes. 
After the egg hunt, which lasted only minutes, the field in front of the Lakeville Lions Clubhouse on Main Street was spotless of Easter eggs.
After the egg hunt, families went through their eggs and waited their turn to see the Easter Bunny.
Excited children race to scoop up Easter eggs at the Lakeville Lions annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4. Photos by Sam Tucker
Families waited for the blow of the whistle before egg hunters picked up more than 2,000 eggs in mere minutes.
The event saw over 200 attendees on Saturday.
Children rush to fill their baskets full of Easter eggs. The Lions set up three areas based on age for the many egg hunters.
Fair weather and sunshine greeted this year's participants.
Hugh Briody, 2, eyes eggs to snatch.
Children line up around the egg-hunting area as they patiently waited for the starting whistle.
Desiree Cummings, 7, smiles after the hunt while her brother Carter, 3, takes stock of eggs they found.
Cacie Pappas, 6, right, sorts through her eggs with her friend Desiree Cummings, 7.
Desiree Cummings, 7, opens an egg to find small prizes.
After the egg hunt, which lasted only minutes, the field in front of the Lakeville Lions Clubhouse on Main Street was spotless of Easter eggs.
After the egg hunt, families went through their eggs and waited their turn to see the Easter Bunny.
LAKEVILLE — Over 2,000 Easter eggs vanished in mere minutes at the Lakeville Lions Easter egg hunt on Saturday.
The scene at the annual egg hunt was dotted with attendees wearing bunny-ears and plenty of egg-hunters with baskets in hand as over 200 people showed up for the family-favorite town event.
Alanna Thompson, the president of the Lakeville Lions Club, said more than 2,000 eggs were laid out across the lawn at their clubhouse on Main Street.
Before the hunt began, troves of children eyed eggs and waited for the starting whistle. After the whistle blew, it took only minutes for most of the eggs to vanish into the baskets of happy egg-hunters.
“You gotta go to the closest area with the most eggs, and then you just run as fast as you can to pick them up,” Jimmy Corrigan, 9, said after the short but exciting hunt.
His brother Aaron, 9, said the trick to get the most eggs is “holding the basket in one hand, and moving your hands super quick.”
The Lions host the hunt every year and Lakeville resident Christyne Kaufman, who brought her two sons out on Saturday, said the event is a staple for the Lakeville community.
“There's such a community atmosphere here today, and that’s why we stay in Lakeville. Events like this aren't in every area, especially when it's so casual and open to everyone,” she said.
