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The Alabaster Lions Club had success with its first ever Easter egg hunt event on Saturday, April 12 which saw 200-300 people in attendance. (For the Reporter/Neal Wagner)

By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

ALABASTER – Laughter echoed about Thompson High School’s courtyard as children excitedly snatched eggs and threw them into their baskets during the Alabaster Lions Club’s inaugural Easter egg hunt.

The Alabaster Lions Club had success with its first ever Easter egg hunt event on Saturday, April 12 which saw 200-300 people in attendance.

“I really don’t see how it could have gone any better,” said Neal Wagner, vice president of the Alabaster Lions Club. “We probably had between 200 and 300 people show up, which is incredible for the first time. We were really happy with the turnout we had.”

The event featured three egg hunts for ages 0 to 1, 4 to 7 and 8 to 10. The kids also enjoyed other Easter activities with a spoon race and a bunny hop race.

“We can’t say enough about the people that turned out and attended the event,” Wagner said. “We really appreciated them coming and we appreciate all the volunteers from the Lions Club and the Leo Club because those boots on the ground really did help us.”

When they weren’t hunting for eggs around the courtyard, children were able to enjoy a variety of other activities, including crafts, face painting and snacks.

“In between hunts, we tried to make sure there was some kind of event for the kids to do so they wouldn’t be bored,” Wagner said. “It was so much better than we could have possibly imagined for our first event.”

The Alabaster Lions Club also had supplies and was able to feed attendees thanks to the help of the event’s sponsors, Walgreens, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Publix, Coca-Cola and Walmart Supercenter.

One of the Thompson High School Leo Club members participated in the event and dressed as the Easter bunny, allowing families to take photos together throughout the event.

“He was a real trooper, he stayed in costume from the beginning of the event to the end of the event,” Wagner said. “He did a really good job of interacting with them and making their day special with photos and everything.”

Tickets to the egg hunt were $7 per person and all the funds raised at the event went straight to the Thompson High School Leo Club to give them a bigger budget for projects.

Wagner expressed his gratitude to Thompson High School for letting the Alabaster Lions Cub utilize the school’s facilities for the egg hunt.

“We had a really good location there at the courtyard of the high school,” Wagner said. “It was just a perfect location, and we really appreciate the school for letting us use that.”

With the inaugural egg hunt a success, the Alabaster Lions Club look to the future and the club’s members discuss what events to hold next.

“This is our new event. We’re going to make this an annual thing, and so we’re already looking forward to next year and making it bigger and better,” Wagner said.

Those interested in learning more about the Alabaster Lions Club may visit its official Facebook page at Facebook.com/AlabasterLionsClub.

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