The Kiwanis Club of Abbeville made a donation toward the Easter Egg Hunt that will be held at Herbert Williams Park. Raven St. Julien (middle), who organized the event, accepts a donation check from Kiwanis members (L-R) Ronnie Melebeck, Mike Hardy, Mark Piazza, Carlton Campbell and Gordy Landry.
1,000 egg Easter Egg hunt this Saturday in Abbeville
Abbeville will host what could be the largest Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday (April 19) at the Herbert Williams Baseball Field. There will be 1,000 eggs hidden to highlight the first-ever Easter Egg Hunt Kids Festival.
The festival is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the baseball field located at 1600 Martin Luther King Drive in Abbeville.
Ravin St. Julien is the director of the nonprofit La. Dynasty Inc. is putting on the event.
“We are an organization that focuses on introducing the art of dance, music, and literacy to the youth of Vermilion Parish,” St. Julien said.
For the last two weeks, St. Julien has been soliciting donations, such as gifts, for the 200-plus children who will be attending.
“We want to make this event a big success,” she said. “Anyone who wants to donate a gift or candy can call me.”