From an anonymous donor

The annual Easter Egg Hunt is one of the favorite projects for the Optimist Club of Meridian, Idaho. They have held one on the Saturday before Easter every year for 37 years.  One of the things they do that is slightly different than other  Easter Egg Hunts is they provide thousands of dollars worth of prizes for the lucky egg holders.

Most everyone goes home with a prize as well as the candy they've collected. If the club sees someone who didn't find a prize egg, they try to be sure they get something too.

As you can imagine, that's a lot of gifts to buy. This year, a local department store (that asked to remain anonymous) made a contribution to the Optimist Club so they will have even more prizes next year. Shown here are Rod Shaul and Susan Thompson sorting out their largess. Get ready Meridian kiddos for the biggest Easter Egg Hunt ever coming in 2011!