{"id":266426,"date":"2025-04-10T10:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=266426"},"modified":"2025-04-10T12:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:08:34","slug":"belmont-to-host-11th-annual-beeping-egg-hunt-april-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2025\/04\/10\/belmont-to-host-11th-annual-beeping-egg-hunt-april-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Belmont Hosts 11th Annual Beeping Egg Hunt, April 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gari Melchers Home & Studio<\/a> will host its 11th annual Beeping Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 13, from 2 to 4 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The free egg hunt provides an opportunity for visually impaired and blind children, along with their families, to participate in an accessible audible egg hunt. Sighted siblings can also participate by wearing a blindfold.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery spring I look forward to organizing and planning the Beeping Egg Hunt and related activities,\u201d says Education and Communications Manager Michelle Crow-Dolby. \u201cI enjoy seeing familiar faces and welcoming new families. I am especially thankful for our event volunteers.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the beeping egg hunt, the event includes a petting zoo, sensory crafts, and a Touch a Tractor station.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the 1920s and 30s, Corinne Melchers, with her husband\u2019s encouragement, hosted Easter parties for area children at their Belmont home featuring egg rolls, puppet shows, and plenty of favors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the Fredericksburg Host Lions Club for this year’s sponsorship.<\/p>\n

For more information or to RSVP, contact Education Manager\u00a0Michelle Crow-Dolby<\/a>, 540-654-1851.<\/p>\n

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Gari Melchers Home & Studio will host its 11th annual Beeping Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 13, from 2 to 4 p.m.\u00a0 The free egg hunt provides an opportunity for visually impaired and blind children, along with their families, to participate in an accessible audible egg hunt. Sighted siblings can also participate by wearing a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28559,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[8887,6691],"class_list":{"0":"post-266426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-announcements","7":"tag-beeping-easter-egg-hunt","8":"tag-mdolby","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}