Press Release

For Immediate Release
April 08, 2010

Bike winners Sarah Poli (left) and Trent Smith, with his mother Jessica Smith at the 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville.

Warm weather, plenty of candy-filled eggs and an appearance by the Easter Bunny provided plenty of motivation for children in the Waterville area to participate in the 3rd Annual Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3, 2010. The event was hosted by The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, a nonprofit agency that operates Maine's longest-running adoption program.
This year, the festivities attracted over 200 kids to The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers campus at 93 Silver Street in Waterville. The holiday event has become a town tradition and is the agency's gift to the local community.

The event involved two separate egg hunts. The early festivities involved an egg hunt for children ages 3 and under and the later egg hunt was designed for children from pre-school to second grade. Each hunt had one lucky egg that was worth a free bicycle. The two bikes, valued at $200 were won by Trent Smith, age 2 and Sarah Poli, age 7.

Steve Mayberry, development director at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers, says the event is a great way to give back to the people in the community.

"This annual Egg Hunt is a fun way to encourage kids to come out and meet the Easter Bunny and socialize with other children. The event is also a great way for parents to become more familiar with not only our adoption services, but our counseling services, teen parenting programs and early childhood care services. Most of all we enjoy seeing the smiles from the children, it makes organizing the event very rewarding," says Mayberry.

Later this month, the Grandeur Sun Banquet and Conference Center in Waterville will host a Wine Tasting Event on April 29, 2010 to benefit The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers. The event from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. will include champagne & hors d'oeuvres, a wine tasting tour conducted by Pine State Beverage Company, plus a raffle and silent auction. Tickets for the event are $30.00 and include a glass of champagne and two complimentary Riedel wine glasses.

Representatives of The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers are available for interviews about this event. To arrange, contact Greg Glynn at 207-623-4177.