Virtual Easter Egg Hunt aims to spread #Idahope

With the holiday less than a week away, eighteen community partners, Including the Speedy Foundation and Children's Home Society, have come together to create a virtual Easter egg hunt online.

UP... MAY BEDIFFICULT FOR SOMEDURING THIS PERIODOF ISOLATION.BUT AS OURMADELINE WHITEREPORTS INTONIGHT'S FINDINGHOPE... MEMBERS OFIDAHO'S NONPROFITCOMMUNITY HAVECOME UP WITH AWORKAROUND... TOPROMOTE HOPE...UNITY... ANDRESILIENCE THISEASTER SEASON."TYPICALLY AROUNDEASTER THIS WOULDBE ONE SETTINGWHERE YOU'D FINDKIDS (VIDEO OF LASTYEAR) RUNNINGAROUND JOYFULLYHUNTING FOR EGGSTO FILL THEIREASTER BASKETS.BUT THIS YEAR, IF IT'SUP TO SOME, THATHUNT MAY BEGIN ONA DIFFERENT FORMATRIGHT HERE ON OURDEVICES FROMINSIDE OUR HOMES.""THIS IS A GREATWAY FOR THEM FORTHEM TO BE ABLE TODO SOMETHINGTOGETHER."FINDING EASTEREGGS IN IDAHOJUST GOT A VIRTUALMAKEOVER.

AND IT'SALL IN AN EFFORT TOGIVE FAMILIESSOMETHING THATCOLBI TWISS SAYS"BRINGS YA KNOWSOME HOPE ANDHAPPINESS."BECAUSE EVENTHOUGHEVERYTHING FUNAND CELEBRATORYFEELS LIKE IT'S BEENCANCELLED AMIDSOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES."HOW ARE WEGONNA SPENDEASTER WITH OURFAMILIES?

WE'RE NOTGONNA BE ABLE TODO THE PARKS WITHTHE EASTER EGGHUNTS AND THE BIGFAMILY BRUNCHES."EASTER DOESN'THAVE TO BECANCELED.

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EIGHTEENORGANIZATIONSACROSS THE STATECAME TOGETHER TOHELP MAKE THIS."YOU GO TO THE EGGON THEIR WEBPAGEHOPEFULLY LEARNA LITTLE SOMETHINGABOUT THATORGANIZATION, ANDTHEN THEY FIND AWORD ASSOCIATEDWITH THAT EGG, ANDTHEN THERE'S AFORM THEY FILL OUTTO SUBMIT THEIRANSWERS."YOU CAN WIN PRIZESWITH THE MOREEGGS YOU FIND!

ANDAS A WAY OFFOSTERING A SENSEOF COMMUNITY.THERE'S ALSO A LINKFOR PRINTABLECOLORING BOOKPAGES"THEN WE'RE ASKINGTHAT THEY POSTTHEM ON ALL THEIR,ALL OF THE ADULTS'SSOCIAL PAGES."PAGES LIKEINSTAGRAM.

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BUT IT'SNOT ALL FUN ANDGAMES THISEASTER EGG HUNTALSO AIMS TOSPREAD AWARENESSON THE STATE'SMANY SERVICES ANDLIFELINES."IDAHO HAS ANABUNDANCE OFRESOURCES OUTTHERE FOR THEM -WHATEVER THEY'RESTRUGGLING WITH -WHETHER IT'SMENTAL HEALTH,WHETHER IT'S ABUSEOR NEGLECT."BECAUSE DESPITEWHAT CAN FEEL LIKEA LONELY TIME.THESE COMMUNITYMEMBERS WANT TOGET THIS MESSAGEACROSS."WE REALLY ARE ALLIN THIS TOGETHER.""MADELINE WHITE.

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