Easter treats a big hit in Thorndale
- Apr 9
- 2 min read
By Nancy Abra
Chocolatey treats are always popular among children, and in the Thorndale community, they were the highlight on two occasions last week leading up to Easter.
On April 1, Thorndale Optimist members Wilf and Patti Kemp, accompanied by the Easter Bunny, delivered special chocolate bars to all the classrooms for the 489 students at West Nissouri Public School. Optimist member Greg Morris organized the purchase of these chocolate bars from The Chocolate Factory in St. Marys and the Optimists delivered them to the school in Thorndale, a tradition dating back more than decade.
“We greatly appreciate the Thorndale Optimist in their acts of kindness and the support to our students in their various ways,” said Naomi Pol, West Nissouri vice principal.
In keeping with tradition, the Thorndale Optimists organized and hosted Thorndale’s annual Easter Egg hunt April 4. I Love Thorndale supplied support and the registration of 320 children. Due to the rainy weather, the egg hunt was held in the Thorndale Lions Community Centre, where hundreds of brightly coloured eggs covered the floor in one of the community rooms for children to pick up. Then they took their gathered eggs to exchanged them for goody bags of chocolatey treats.
The whole community centre was abuzz with excited children and fun activities. A large Easter Bunny greeted children and posed for special photos. A special play area was set up for toddlers, a live bunny drew lots of attention and the face-painting stations were busy decorating happy little faces.
Angels Childcare of Thorndale supplied a small bag of craft items for each child. As well, the Thorndale Library staff was in attendance with a couple activities and a story corner for the children.
“The Easter Egg Hunt was a great success and thanks to everyone who came out. Hope to see everyone again next year,” said Thorndale Optimist Club president Melanie Sorensen.
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