(Fanwood NJ)—The annual Fanwood Easter Egg Hunt attracted hundreds of residents, children, and families during a bright sunny spring Saturday morning at Forrest Road Park. Children made the mad dash to find eggs filled with candy and prizes, more than 2,000 of them. Contests included jellybean counting, chocolate egg counting and egg decorating. And as always, there was a visit from the Easter Bunny.
The playground was divided by age into five different egg hunt areas. When the ribbon was cut, the entire hunt lasted less than one minute as children scrambled to fill their baskets with as many eggs as possible. Each egg contained candy or a prize. The hundreds of plastic eggs were filled by Recreation Commission volunteers.
The annual event is a production of the Fanwood Recreation Commission. Recreation Director Bob Budiansky acted as master of ceremonies while commission members and volunteers assisted at the contest and prize tables. Recreation Commissioner Bruce Zakarin manned the “Bunny Chute,” which dispensed candy to waiting kids.
Mayor Colleen Mahr assisted to keep the line moving for children to get their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny, while Councilwomen Trisha Walsh and Gina Berry assisted in keeping the line moving at the prize table. Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker also assisted at various hunt functions.
