Friday, May 16, 2025
The Easter Bunny joined the residents of West Hempstead at Halls Pond Park for a joyous Easter egg hunt on Saturday. The West Hempstead Lions Club hosts the annual celebration attended by over 100 members of the local community.
“We place out about 3,000 eggs filled with candies, stickers, and toys for the children,” said Mia Murphy, Lions club president. “It’s a free event for everyone and anyone who wishes to come by. There will be six golden eggs on the field, and those who find them win a large chocolate bunny.”
Children ages 10 and under participated in the hunt. During the event the Lions club also sells Easter egg baskets, holiday themed snacks, Easter treats, and raffle tickets. There is also a jar filled with chocolate eggs that the children were able to guess the number of eggs and the closest guess received a peep plushy.
The Lakeview Fire Department delivers Easter Bunny all the way from Easter Island to the park, joining the kids for photos. “It’s a great feeling to give back to the community and help out as much as we possibly can,” said Chief Stefan Fisher.
The Lynbrook High School Leo’s club, a younger branch of the Lions club, assisted West Hempstead in setting up for this event. “We helped make these eggs on Tuesday with the Lions club,” said Julia Paley, who began the Lynbrook Leo club with her twin brother Jake. “Now we helped distribute them and put them all out for the kids.”
