Parkersburg Lions Club conducts Easter egg hunt for visually impaired kids
Mia Williams, volunteer, rewards Victor Roberts for finding her with a candy egg Sunday at the Parkersburg Lions Club Easter egg hunt held at City Park. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Wendy Williams, volunteer, getting ready for the Parkersburg Lions Club Easter egg hunt Sunday at City Park. She holds a large plastic egg that will emit a sound to help the children find her as well as the prize eggs. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Sloane Siers searches for eggs Sunday at the Parkersburg Lions Club Easter egg hunt held at City Park. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Mia Williams, volunteer, rewards Victor Roberts for finding her with a candy egg Sunday at the Parkersburg Lions Club Easter egg hunt held at City Park. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Wendy Williams, volunteer, getting ready for the Parkersburg Lions Club Easter egg hunt Sunday at City Park. She holds a large plastic egg that will emit a sound to help the children find her as well as the prize eggs. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Sloane Siers searches for eggs Sunday at the Parkersburg Lions Club Easter egg hunt held at City Park. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
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PARKERSBURG -- On Sunday, the Parkersburg Lions Club held their annual Easter egg hunt for visually impaired children at City Park.
"We've been doing this for about six years now," said Tracy Hively, president of Parkersburg Lions Club.
A representative from the Club said the idea for an Easter egg hunt for visually impaired children started at the Bridgeport Lions Club around 20 years ago. They said the event started with Bill Miles and it was something he took pride in. The Easter egg hunt carried on after his death and has spread to other Lions Clubs in the area.
"We kind of piggy-backed off of Bridgeport Lions Club," said Hively. "They started it and we followed suit."
The children who could see were blindfolded while the children who had trouble seeing could participate without any added restrictions. Adults were placed in a circle with a basket of plastic eggs filled with candy inside and a larger plastic egg that emitted loud beeps that the children could use to find the adults and get rewarded with the candy eggs.
"We don't usually have a lot of kids come," Hively said. "Seeing the joy on the kids' faces makes it worth it."
Clara Noelle can be reached at intern@newsandsentinel.com