Newtown Egg Hunt Sends Kids, Adults Scrambling On Chilly Spring Morning

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Now you see them. Now you don’t.

Within minutes, 8,000 brightly colored plastic eggs disappeared from the field behind Goodnoe Elementary School on Saturday morning, scooped up by hundreds of youngsters, parents and even grandparents who scrambled across the field during Newtown’s annual spring egg hunt.

The scramble, presented by the Newtown Rotary Club, began at 11 a.m. sharp behind the school moving up through each age group category from 0 to 2 to grandparents and adults who were invited to take part in the hunt.

When it was all said and done, kids, their parents and their grandparents - made their way off the field with buckets, baskets and bags filled with eggs.

The colorful plastic eggs were donated by The First National Bank of Newtown and were filled with Easter treats generously provided by Sam’s Club.

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This little one got an assist from mom. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

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One lucky egg hunter from each age group category found a prize egg, which entitled them to a gift from the Zebra-Striped Whale and Nothing Bundt Cakes.

“That was amazing,” said Mick Petrucci, former president of the Newtown Rotary Club, remarking at how quickly the eggs disappeared.

“It takes months of planning. It takes hours of setup. And it takes a lot of trips to Sam’s Club, but it literally takes minutes for the eggs to disappear from the field," said Petrucci. "It’s literally that quick. And 
everyone seemed to have a great time. I’m looking around and it looks like everyone has an abundance of eggs."

Added Rotarian Paul Salvatore, “I’d like to thank the volunteers who came out to help set up. Everything worked well. There’s not a single egg out there out of the thousands that were on that field. Not one.

“It went great,” Salvatore added. “We definitely had a lot of excitement. And the turnout was phenomenal.”

“It’s just nice to keep the tradition alive. That’s what it’s about,” added Petrucci. “This is about bringing the community together for a happy, positive time. There’s no agenda here. It’s just come, have fun and for a lot of people it’s been a tradition forever.”

The parents are off and running. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

The grandparents also got a turn on the field. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

The Newtown Rotary Club egg hunt crew with the Easter Bunny. (Jeff Werner/Patch)