KIDS DESCEND ON ROTARY PARK FOR MARATHON CLUB’S ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT

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Alex Rickert
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You’re never too old for the Easter Bunny … right, Mr. Marathon? CONTRIBUTED

It may have taken Marathon’s Rotarians hours to fill and hide thousands of eggs in every nook and cranny of Children’s Rotary Park. But once the floodgates opened for dozens of Middle Keys kids on March 30 at the club’s annual Easter egg hunt, the search was over in mere minutes. As always, the Easter Bunny took some time out from the busiest weekend of the year for photo ops and a chance to meet everybody’s favorite rabbit, and a select few egg hunters went home with super-sized baskets of prizes after finding one of only a few gold and silver eggs.

Photos by ALEX RICKERT/Keys Weekly

Camila Caridad meets the Easter Bunny.
Molly Cropper picks her prize basket, topped off with a free ice cream coupon from Conch Custard, after finding one of just a few golden eggs.
Kids lead the charge through the bunny-eared archway at Children’s Rotary Park to search for thousands of Easter eggs.
Kids lead the charge through the bunny-eared archway at Children’s Rotary Park to search for thousands of Easter eggs.
Marathon Mayor Robyn Still, right center, and Rotarians Kelly Williams, left, and Sarah Bartus seize their opportunity for a picture with the Easter Bunny.
The Easter Bunny opts for a few warm-up poses before a long line of meet-and-greeters.
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

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