The Easter Bunny hopped in to VASJ

On Saturday April 16th, the Easter Bunny visited the children of North Shore Collinwood. VASJ graciously let Northeast Shores host breakfast with the Easter Bunny in their cafeteria.

This is the third year the Easter Bunny has visited our children. We had a sell-out crowd of over 150 people for breakfast that was donated by Gus’s Diner. Lucky’s Restaurant provided juice and milk. Café Corso donated coffee. PNC Bank donated coloring books and crayons for every child who sat on the Easter Bunny’s lap.

At 11:00 we had an Easter Egg hunt in the rain. Yes, it rained on our very first egg hunt. The rain made the hunt a little hectic and crazy but all the children received some candy or little toys for their successful gathering. Susanne Youdath from PNC Bank made sure we had plenty of eggs and candy for the hunt. Thank you, Susanne.

Jill Leftowich, the Campus Ministry Counselor for VASJ, commented, “What a wonderful event the breakfast was.” Jill was so impressed with the event that she asked if VASJ could host Breakfast with Santa Claus when he comes to our neighborhood this December. Jill told me that she would like to expand on both events. “We could have crafts and games upstairs in the gym and breakfast with pictures in the cafeteria,” Jill said. Let’s hope the children of North Shore Collinwood are all on the good kids' list so that Santa will visit us!

Thank you to everyone who helped including Gus’s Diner, Lucky’s Restaurant, Café Corso, PNC Bank, VASJ High School, Laura Robinson from Helping Hands Day Care, and the volunteers who made this day special to the children in North Shore Collinwood. Special thanks go out to Olivia Lorek for being the Easter Bunny’s helper for this event.

Denise Lorek is the Community Organizer for Northeast Shores.

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