The young and old, two humans dressed as a biddy and a bunny, some dogs for petting and a U.S. representative turned out Wednesday for the fifth annual Lanier Village Estates Easter Egg Hunt for Challenged Child and Friends. The youngsters, more than 50 students from the inclusive Gainesville school that teaches developmentally delayed and disabled children alongside typical kids, made soap bubbles, had their faces painted, watched some magic and, finally, enthusiastically, hunted brightly colored Easter eggs on the grass between the retirement village, nursing home and assisted living buildings. “The nursing facilities residents get the biggest bang out of watching the kids, and the kids like watching them,” said organizer Jean Sawyer, a Lanier Village resident.
Lanier Village Estates holds fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt for Challenged Child and Friends