Bayside Community Church community gets egg-cited for Easter
The church on State Road 64 held its annual egg hunt Saturday.
By
Jessica Salmond
| 3:18 p.m. March 19, 2016
East County
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After a count of three, dozens of children hurdled toward the goody-filled eggs during Bayside Community Church’s egg hunts.
The East County church held its annual community event, EGGolution, Saturday, March 19. Between the mad rush for eggs, families could eat and play games, enjoy bounce houses and inflatable slides, pet llamas and ride ponies. Despite a storm, which ended the event about an hour early, co-pastor Duane Curry thought the day went well.
“A lot of people from the community got to come out,” he said. “We had to navigate the weather, but we were still able to get that community feeling.”
Children run to collect eggs during the final hunt of Bayside Community Church's EGGolution.
Edriel Oyola of Palmetto reaches for an egg.
Eli Carvin gets a little help holding his egg stash from his mom, Sami Carvin of East County.
Lexi Joyal of Stoneybrook, right, gets help from her aunt, Shelley Jack, extracting candy from the eggs.
Kevin Mullett of Sarasota and Jay Miller of Myakka City operate an Amish ice cream machine on behalf of Replay Outreach, an organization for at-risk youth. Repost had a stand at the EGGolution and passed out ice cream to attendees.
Isabella Bennett of Bradenton tries to give a donkey a treat.
Evianna Oyola gets a ride with a little help from grandmother Yoly Sanchez of Palmetto.
Evalyn and Emma Adams with their grandma, Melody Hawkins, all of Sarasota.
Kimberly Koelsch and Megan Murphy, both of Bradenton, volunteered for their church during the EGGolution.
Olivia Fuller of Bradenton holds on dearly to her purple Easter egg.
Annabel and Ashley Beasley of Parrish wait out the rain. "Better this than being 105 degrees!" Ashley said.
