Beep Egg Hunt

 

 

 

 2008 - Academy for the Blind in Faribault

SPRING BEEPING EGG HUNT HOSTED BY QWEST PIONEERS  
Qwest Pioneer volunteers from the Hiawathaland  Club area helped students at MN State Academy for the Blind celebrate Earth Day in rousing style. 
The Volunteers laid out dozens of beeping plastic eggs and students located them by listening intently for the beeps, scooped the egg up and put them in their baskets.  There was quite the competition to see who would gather the most eggs.  A life-size Bunny (we believe it was Luann Chambliss from the Metro Council in the bunny suit) cheered on the egg searchers as they scrambled after the prized eggs.

  

Pioneer volunteers served up a nice picnic supper of hotdogs, chips and soda to students and staff at the school and presented each student with a basket of goodies. 

Kim O’Donnell, Recreation Director at the MSAB boarding school, said the kids had been eagerly looking forward to the event.   

It was a fun way for Students, Staff and Pioneer Volunteers to enjoy and celebrate a sunny Earth Day afternoon.
     

                Announcement and Window Display for  Beeping Egg Hund to be held on 04/23/2008		  
Poster and call for Volunteers
 
Setting up the Qwest banner is a team effort for Harry Osborne, MN Chapter 18 VP and Luann Chambliss, Metro Council President   Volunteers waiting for hungry students are Donnamae McCamish, Karen Stoltz, Alice Dulitz of Hiawathaland Club and Kim O'Donnell the Recreation Director at MN State Academy for the Blind in Faribault
 
Diane Rueb, Mary Perron, Nichole Krueger, Harry Osborn, Janet Lozon and Pat Sable


 		   Student and staff make the hotdogs, chips and soda disappear quickly
 
 
It's all quiet for a spell which 35 hungry students and school staff enjoy their picnic supper   Kathy Hanson, MN Chapter 18 President check that the eggs are all beeping
 

 

A student and volunteer helpers set out to listen for the beeps
 

 

 Aha, Got One! and into the basket it goes
 

 

A congratulatory bunny hug is a nice reward after a successful search (Bunny, Luann Chambliss, is an expert hugger)
 

 

 Every student got a treat gift and suffed animal to bring back to the dorm
 
  Bunny guards the goodies while basking in the sun before being whisked away.