Special to JC Post
By Will Ravenstein
This Saturday, April 16, the grass at Heritage Park, 6th and Jefferson, will be covered with thousands of candy-filled eggs. The Easter Egg-Stravaganza is a new event being offered for the children and youth of Junction City, said event organizer Will Ravenstein, assistant to the pastor at Junction City First United Methodist Church.
“These children have experienced so much hardship over the last two years,” he said. “We wanted to put a smile on their faces again and let the community rally behind them. That way they know we feel for them and all that they had to give up due to the Coronavirus.”
Ravenstein said, thanks to community support, the park will have more than 7,000 eggs divided up in the park by age groups.
“We are using Heritage Park’s natural boundaries as dividers for the different age groups,” he said. “We don’t want a 3-year-old to be out in the same field as a sixth grader. Plus, the parks boundaries also allow us to have a dedicated area for our youth that are restricted in movements. We will have an area dedicated to children and youth who are in wheelchairs and use crutches to get around. Baskets will be placed on hanging rods, so they can reach in and grab a few eggs.”
The event, which is hosted by Junction City First United Methodist Church has been advertised as a community event, to which Ravenstein thanks the support he has received.
“I’m so thankful for the community support,” he said. “We have received financial gifts, thousands of eggs and pieces of candy. This truly is an event put on by the community.”
Saturday’s event starts at 10 a.m. with activities, like face painting and seed planting, and information tables in the center of the park by the fountain with the egg hunt starting at 11 a.m.