By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
That’s a lot of eggs.
With 2,000 eggs used at the PAWesome Easter Egg Hunt for dogs and 10,000 eggs used for the Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt for children, the Great Bend Recreation Commission was busy stuffing plastic eggs with treats leading up to this past Saturday’s events.
Great Bend Rec Marketing Director Megan Hammeke said all of the staff helped put on the hunts.
"People that couldn't help the previous weekend, were able to help this weekend," said Hammeke. "People brought extra help. It was a Rec family event for sure. I think every one of us brought a family member to help or a friend."
Hammeke added the Barton Community College volleyball team helped stuff the eggs, as did the high school’s Youth Crew. Rec Executive Director Chris Umphres said Hammeke deserves a lot of credit for the popular egg hunts that had to be rescheduled from the previous weekend due to weather.
"We all come out to help, but the organization behind the scenes is from Megan," said Umphres. "Vandy Simpson helps with the awards. Those two ladies do a heck of a job. It almost brought a tear to your eye when you had to cancel the day that had been planned, but I think that was still the right call. I don't think people would have been out there in the cold weather."
Approximately 400 children, between the ages of 3 and 12, participated in the egg hunt at the Great Bend Sports Complex on Saturday.