By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
While the eggs may have been easier to spot this year due to lack of snow, a fun time was still had by all for the adult Easter egg scramble at Colonel Crawford Friday night.
Organized by the Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio, and sponsored by numerous area businesses including title sponsor The Ohio Mutual Insurance Group, adults combed the darkened football field with flash lights in a quest for an estimated 1,500 eggs containing prizes from a raffle ticket to the golden egg prize of a 32 inch Sony TV donated by Wal-Mart.
Kim Scott, who rode to the event with a group of her friends in a bus, found the golden egg. Scott was ecstatic with her prize.
“I am shocked, I am very appreciative for wonderful friends that told me about this event, and it’s for a great cause, and I never win anything so this is quite my lucky day,” Scott said.
Traveling from Minnesota, Deb Schanno, attended the event with family members Tahra, Letischa, and Trisha Conklin. Schanno gave her impression of the egg hunt.
“They told me about it, but I couldn’t imagine what it was like,” Schanno said. “So when they told me it was at a football field I was like ok I’ll do it. I had just left 10 inches of snow in Minnesota, and it would have definitely been more fun in the snow, but I will be back for this again next year.”
Husband and wife Don and Pat Holbrook participated in the hunt to help support their daughter and daughter-in-law who both participate with Junior Achievement. Don reflected on their experience in the egg hunt.
“We came out to support our daughter and daughter-in-law. It was a lot of fun, this was our first time doing something like this, but it was great,” Holbrook said. “We both enjoyed the egg hunt.”
The event cost $10 for kids at heart to participate in the event. The money raised for the event goes to help fund Junior Achievement programs in Crawford County. Junior Achievement Crawford County representative Holly Camp explained what the money would be used for.
“We have programs for K-12 students all throughout Crawford County,” Camp said. “All of the proceeds benefit the students in Junior Achievement all throughout Crawford County.”
Camp wasn’t sure just yet whether or not there will be a third adult egg scramble.
“It is unspoken territory currently,” Camp explained. “We would love to have the event grow each year, get more people involved, get more businesses involved, but it is too far off to say really.”
The Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio are currently looking for volunteers in the Crawford County area. Those that may be interested can contact Camp at holly@jaofnco.org. For more information on the Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio visit their webpage at www.jaofnco.ja.org.
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