Hundreds gather for egg-cellent hunt

Posted 4/23/25

Annual Easter Egg hunts hosted by the Conimicut Village Association and Oakland Beach Association held Saturday attracted hundreds of families and community volunteers. Anne “Head Bunny” …

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Hundreds gather for egg-cellent hunt

Kids starting lining up 20 minutes before the start of the egg hunt. Beacon Media photos by Joy Fox

Else McDowell was delighted with the necklace she picked as her prize at the Clegg Field egg hunt. She didn’t let go of it, but gave a smile for the camera.

For some kids it proved to be more challenging to select a prize than find eggs. Eggs with a number enabled them to pick a gift from the trunk of a car with the corresponding number.

Barbara Canton, a member of the Conimicut Village Association, which held the egg hunt, made sure kids were divided into two groups segregated by age. Members of each group won the right to select a prize from the trunk of a car corresponding with the number of their egg.

Fritz Murray is a regular at the Conimicut egg hunt. The cupcakes he has colorfully decorated look too artistic to be eaten

Members of the Knights of Columbus in Warwick were prepared to serve hundreds of hungry egg hunters on Saturday. Beacon Media photos by Joy Fox

Warwick Police Explorer cadets spent an hour on Saturday hiding thousand of eggs. From left to right: Officer Stanley Hermanowski, Gennaro Trivisonna, Logan LaGreca, William Gabriel, Sgt. TJ Tavares, and Officer James Wenneman. Beacon Media photos by Joy Fox

Jerry Galleshaw, Angela Stamoulos, and Anne Diffily of the Oakland Beach Association. Beacon Media photos by Joy Fox

Melissa and her daughter, Aila, 5, of Cranston were excited to join in the egg hunt fun. Beacon Media photos by Joy Fox

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11:00 pm

Annual Easter Egg hunts hosted by the Conimicut Village Association and Oakland Beach Association held Saturday attracted hundreds of families and community volunteers. Anne “Head Bunny” Diffily has helped to organize the Oakland Beach hunt for several years. She thanked Jerry Galleshaw for securing about 3,700 eggs with various goodies inside, as well as the Warwick Police and their Explorers Program and the Knights of Columbus for helping to keep things moving and fun. Leslie Derrig, president of CVA had the help of multiple volunteers including the bunny who arrived at Clegg Field by fire truck. Diffily said, “The whole mission is to support the community. We are a small group but we have many new members. It’s encouraging.” The association meets every second Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Congregation Church in Oakland Beach.