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Families Enjoy Underwater Egg Hunt at YMCA

The Fowler YMCA held its annual event last Saturday. The day included cookie decorating, coloring and an underwater egg hunt. Each month the Y plans a family event.

By Kushuna Exford

What do you get when you mix 300 stuffed plastic eggs, 150 sugar cookies, 60 families, 6 containers of whipped icing, 5 volunteers, 4 staff members, and 2 containers of sprinkles?

You get ONE awesome family event.

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On Saturday, March 23rd the Fowler YMCA was overtaken by the members and residents in the community for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Each month the Y plans an event in which the entire family can have participate and have fun together.

For March the YMCA scheduled two Easter Egg Hunts (one outdoors and one underwater) for families to enjoy. Although the rain and gray skies did threaten to decrease participation, it did not damper our excitement or fun.

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At exactly 10:15 am, the Y's Senior Center was swarmed with little people under 48 inches tall searching for all the plastic eggs their baskets could hold!

This years event also included an underwater portion in the indoor pool, 80 eggs were filled with water and pennies so they would sink to the bottom of the pool. Participants swam underwater to gather eggs, that floated ever so slightly beyond their reach. Everyone that participated in the underwater hunt received goodies.

There were several other activities such as cookie decorating, coloring, crafts and jumping in the bouncey castle. Families had the opportunity to look for golden eggs and win one of four Easter baskets.

The Peachtree Corners facility provides families a place to grow and thrive together. Join Fowler YMCA April 27 for Healthy Kids Day, which is an event that focused on giving families the resources they need to be active and healthy.

For more information on upcoming family events contact Kushuna Exford the Membership & Marketing Director, kushunae@ymcaatlanta.org.

About this column: A weekly look at what's happening at the Robert D. Fowler YMCA in next-door Peachtree Corners.


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