The Eynon-Archbald Lions Club is bringing Easter cheer to area children and families at its annual Easter egg hunt, a tradition for over a decade.<\/p>\n
The free community event will be held Saturday, March 28, at 1 p.m. at the Archbald Community Ambulance and Rescue Squad, 195 Delaware St. The rain date is Sunday, March 29.<\/p>\n
The Eynon-Archbald Lions have put on the Easter egg hunt for 13 years, said Erin Owen, the club\u2019s vice president.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to this wonderful event each and every year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Over 250 children attend the event annually, Owen said. More than 1,000 Easter eggs are stuffed with candy and toys.<\/p>\n
Archbald Borough is donating Easter baskets and other goodies \u201cas a token of their appreciation and celebration of the borough\u2019s 150th birthday,\u201d said Owen, who is also a borough councilwoman.<\/p>\n
Each child will receive a candy bag and an Easter basket, Owen said. Kids will also have the opportunity to have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny at no cost.<\/p>\n
All children in attendance will have the chance to win one of four bikes in a free raffle.<\/p>\n
The Eynon-Archbald Lions\u2019 annual Easter egg hunt also includes an Easter bonnet contest for the kids. Children can win prizes by being nominated in different categories, Owen said.<\/p>\n
The club likes to change up the categories from year to year, which can include prettiest and funniest, Owen said.<\/p>\n
The Easter egg hunt allows the Eynon-Archbald Lions to engage with the youngest members of the community.<\/p>\n
Owen said the club\u2019s favorite part of the event is \u201cthe happy smiling faces on the children. They so much appreciate this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Eynon-Archbald Lions Club has 65 members, Owen said. In addition to the annual Easter egg hunt, the club holds a variety of events and activities in service of the community.<\/p>\n
In January, the Eynon-Archbald Lions hosted their 11th annual Snowflake Gala, which benefits Leader Dogs for the Blind and the club\u2019s community events.<\/p>\n
The Lions conduct Adopt-A-Highway cleanups in the spring and fall, prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals and distribute hats, scarves and gloves at the Santa Train event in Archbald. The club also collects eyeglasses.<\/p>\n
For more information about the Eynon-Archbald Lions Club\u2019s annual Easter egg hunt, contact club President Fran Stepkovich at 570-470-7838.<\/p>\n
To learn more about the club and its activities, visit the Eynon-Archbald Lions\u2019 Facebook page.<\/p>\n
If you go<\/p>\n
What: Eynon-Archbald Lions Club annual Easter egg hunt<\/p>\n
When: Saturday, March 28, 1 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, March 29.<\/p>\n
Where: Archbald Community Ambulance and Rescue Squad, 195 Delaware St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Eynon-Archbald Lions Club is bringing Easter cheer to area children and families at its annual Easter egg…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2117,201,3052,28,178,180,179,3053,13567,3054],"class_list":{"0":"post-148755","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-archbald","9":"tag-lackawanna-county","10":"tag-midvalley","11":"tag-pennsylvania","12":"tag-scranton","13":"tag-scranton-headlines","14":"tag-scranton-news","15":"tag-valley-advantage","16":"tag-valley-advantage-around-town","17":"tag-valley-advantage-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}