Winners of the City of Camrose Hopping Through Easter Egg Hunt Contest, left to right, five-year-old Thea and seven-year-old Grayson Vassberg are rewarded for a hunt well done with a gift certificate for a local business of their choice, courtesy of the City.

This year’s City of Camrose Park Hopping Through Easter event was yet another success with over 60 participants entering the contest cumulating in four very “hoppy” winners.

“It’s exciting that even though this contest was created out of COVID, the numbers show it’s still a hit among the community,” said City of Camrose Community Services Recreation Program coordinator Jayda Calon. “We loved seeing all the submissions and how much fun each participant had, which was evident in each photo submission.”

Participants scoured the City parks and trails hunting down large cutout decorated eggs and one very cute chick each containing clues to the next discovery.  Once they located four of the cutouts and took their photo with each one, they emailed the photos, along with their name and phone number, to the City Recreation Department to be entered into a contest to win gift certificates to a locally owned business of their choice.

This year’s lucky winners were: five-year-old Thea and seven-year-old Grayson Vassberg, and five-year-old Eddie and three-year-old George Riggins (see photos).

“We also loved all the comments we received to accompany the photos that really told a fuller story of their experience,” added Calon. “Responses like these only further our drive to offer community events and observe the impact and importance of simple contests like this one and the other inclusive events we offer.

“We hope this contest continues to grow, bring joy, and get people active.”

For more information on any upcoming events or programs offered by the City of Camrose Recreation and Culture Department, visit the website at www.camrose.ca.