In March, the Greater Princeton & Far Beyond Branch of AYLUS (GPA) hosted an Easter Egg Hunting event for community children in the George Olmezer Memorial Park, Metuchen, NJ 08840.
Before the outdoor event, GPA volunteers gathered to prepare thousands of colored eggs, toys, gifts, etc. in bags. Things to put in Easter Eggs include money (coins, bills, whatever…), rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, stickers, erasers, puzzle pieces (it will take a couple eggs, but when they find them all, they have a puzzle to put together).
The egg itself became a symbol of the Resurrection. Just as Jesus rose from the tomb, the egg symbolizes new life emerging from the eggshell. In the Orthodox tradition, eggs are painted red to symbolize the blood that Jesus shed on the cross. The egg-coloring tradition has continued even in modern secular nations.
GPA Volunteers (3/30, 2 hrs): Grant Li, Garland Li, Victor Yu, Carl Shi, Aaron Pan, Jeff Lin, George Chen, Amy Xie
