UPDATE:  The hunt was held on Saturday, March 27, 2010, and we had over 300 attendees!  You can read about it in The Local.  Until next year!

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PATH turns one year old on April 8, 2010.  To celebrate this momentous occasion, we hosted an Easter egg hunt for the community in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn. 

We are hosting this event free of charge so we will need a lot of help from the community to make this happen.  See below for additional information on egg donations and sponsorship options.  And please contact us if you would like to volunteer the day of the event. 

There is tremendous excitement around this event already, and we hope you and your children can be a part of it, too!  All ages welcome!*

* All ages welcome, but we kindly request close adult supervision at all times.  Plastic  eggs used in the hunt may contain candy or toys with small parts not suitable for children under 3.

In lieu of admission, we are asking participating families to bring 10 plastic eggs/participating child.  Eggs should be pre-filled with "Easter goodies" (e.g., candy, toys, stickers, etc.) for each child participating.  We do ask that all candy be individually wrapped.  Sorry, no loose jelly beans!  Also, please do not include any nuts or nut-related products.

As an added bonus, anyone that brings eggs (or gives a cash donation) will receive a $25 gift certificate from Salon718 AND be entered to win additional prizes from our sponsors including:  gift certificates from Greenlight Bookstore, Brownstone Books, Olivino and Brooklyn Junior, a free manicure from Cure Beauty Bar, lunch at Graziella's, brunch at Two Steps Down Restaurant, and more! 

Our three "grand prize" raffle items include a full semester of classes at Lango Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan, Music for Aardvarks with/AudraRox, and Música Para Mí.

Drop-Off Dates:

• Saturday, March 20th through Thursday, March 25th at select sponsor locations below.  You may also bring your Easter eggs the day of the hunt.

Drop-Off Locations:

• Brownstone Books in Bed-Stuy
• Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene
• Still Hip in Clinton Hill

• 11:00 am:  Egg Drop-Off & Raffle Sign-Up - In lieu of admission, we are asking participating families to bring 10 plastic eggs/participating child.  Anyone that donates eggs (or gives a cash donation) will be automatically signed up for our  raffle.
  
• 11:00 am:  Crafts table sponsored by Lango Brooklyn; children can decorate their own bunny mask or make an egg shaker
  
• 11:15 am:  Easter Parade led by the Easter Bunny (pictured above, courtesy of our friends at Republic Worldwide); prizes to be awarded for the best hat, most creative hat/costume and biggest effort.  Dress in your Easter Best!

• 11:30 am:  Egg Hunt begins!  (staggered starts by age, beginning with under 3s, 3-5, and 5+ ; event is BYOB [Bring Your Own Basket]).  To ensure we have enough eggs for everyone, please limit egg collection to 10 eggs per child.
  
• 11:30 am:  Family Portraits - Two fabulous photographers, Ver Studio and Fallon Photo Studio, will be on hand to take pictures (with and without the Easter Bunny).  LIMITED PHOTOS; FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS
• 12:00 noon:  Raffle winners announced!
  
• 12:00 noon:  Let the games begin!  "Egg-on-a-spoon" races & potato sack races
  
• 1:00pm:  Event Ends, but assuming the weather cooperates, everyone is invited to stay after the hunt to play, picnic or just catch up with friends and family.

Fort Greene Park is located in the Brooklyn communities of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout. It is situated between DeKalb and Mrytle Avenues. The day of the hunt, please head up the hill to the Prison Ship Martyrs' monument (next to the Visitor Center).