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Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Montana School For Deaf and Blind Children | News, Sports, Weather for Great Falls, Helena, and all of Montana | Local Top Stories
Easter may still be six days away but that did not stop students at the Montana School For Deaf and Blind Children from taking part in their annual egg hunt with the Easter Bunny. All of the kids that participate in the event are either visually or hearing impaired.
Katie Peterson is not letting the cool and windy weather keep her from hunting down her final three Easter eggs. As she sprints down the grass, she finds a bright green easter egg, nestled into the yard. Petersen says, "The Easter Bunny had to hide them and it was easy to find them. One was behind the tree and I could see them."
Bright colors and eye-catching designs help these children in their hunt for eggs. It is all part of the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Montana School for Dead and Blind Children. Jim Kelly, Dean of Students says, "Just gets the kids excited and into the spirit as a whole school with the dying and then the hiding of the eggs and then the younger students finding them."
For those students that are visually impaired, they will search by sound. The egg hunt features brightly colored eggs that let out a beeping noise to help the children pinpoint their location. Frank Flynn, a volunteer for the event notes, "I think it gives them a sense of accomplishment when they find these eggs."
Kelly says, "A couple of the young ones this morning got pretty excited when they needed to find that last egg. When they got that last one, you could see the smile on their face." Bev Edwards, a volunteer at the hunt says, "It's like something they just kind of treasure."
A visit from the Easter Bunny came early this year for these children, it is a visit that Katie is already looking forward to next year. She says, " I cannot wait because I love him."
The annual Easter Egg Hunt is made possible thanks a big community effort. Volunteers from Qwest's Telephone Pioneers help pay for the eggs and prizes at the event.
Easter may still be six days away but that did not stop students at the Montana School For Deaf and Blind Children from taking part in their annual egg hunt with the Easter Bunny. All of the kids that participate in the event are either visually or hearing impaired.
Katie Peterson is not letting the cool and windy weather keep her from hunting down her final three Easter eggs. As she sprints down the grass, she finds a bright green easter egg, nestled into the yard. Petersen says, "The Easter Bunny had to hide them and it was easy to find them. One was behind the tree and I could see them."
Bright colors and eye-catching designs help these children in their hunt for eggs. It is all part of the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Montana School for Dead and Blind Children. Jim Kelly, Dean of Students says, "Just gets the kids excited and into the spirit as a whole school with the dying and then the hiding of the eggs and then the younger students finding them."
For those students that are visually impaired, they will search by sound. The egg hunt features brightly colored eggs that let out a beeping noise to help the children pinpoint their location. Frank Flynn, a volunteer for the event notes, "I think it gives them a sense of accomplishment when they find these eggs."
Kelly says, "A couple of the young ones this morning got pretty excited when they needed to find that last egg. When they got that last one, you could see the smile on their face." Bev Edwards, a volunteer at the hunt says, "It's like something they just kind of treasure."
A visit from the Easter Bunny came early this year for these children, it is a visit that Katie is already looking forward to next year. She says, " I cannot wait because I love him."
The annual Easter Egg Hunt is made possible thanks a big community effort. Volunteers from Qwest's Telephone Pioneers help pay for the eggs and prizes at the event.
