Kind kid rewarded with golden egg during annual Easter egg hunt
A little boy named Max followed the Golden Rule on Easter Sunday and was rewarded with a golden egg.
Max saw another youngster accidentally spill all of the treats he’d gathered up at a massive Easter egg hunt in Westbank.
The strewn eggs were quickly snapped up by other kids rushing around a big lawn below the Johnson-Bentley swimming pool. Kindly, Max offered to share some of his own eggs with the crestfallen boy. And then, inside one of his own plastic eggs, Max discovered a certificate that entitled him to claim one of the 25, highly-coveted Golden Eggs, giant baskets overflowing with chocolates, toys, and games.
“Is that karma, or what?” the event emcee called out, relaying the heartwarming story of Max's good deed rewarded as about 1,500 kids sorted through the treats they'd scooped up during the popular Easter egg hunt.
As in the previous years years, the hunt was over in a matter of seconds.
Most kids managed to restrain themselves behind the yellow tape that marked off the expanse of 12,000 eggs, though some had edged a few feet forward before a horn blast marked the start of the hunt at 1 p.m. sharp.
Tracey Boorman, one of the event organizers, was pleased to see such a large crowd for the hunt.
“It’s great to see the sun come out after such a cloudy start to the day,” Boorman said. “The kids are so excited.”
Through donations on site and from sponsorships, the event was expected to raise at least $6,000 for the Kelowna and West Kelowna food banks.
“It’s very timely for us, because a lot of our donations come around Christmas, but of course the need is year-round,” said Lennetta Parry, executive director of the Central Okanagan Food Bank.