Thousands of people take part in Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation’s annual Easter egg hunt
More than two thousand Easter egg hunters descended on Government House for an early treat at an annual fundraiser. This year’s challenge was a little different than usual.
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More than two thousand Easter egg hunters descended on Government House on Friday morning for the annual Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation Easter egg Hunt.
The annual tradition sold out this year, raising more than $35,000 to support essential medical research at the hospital.
Chief executive of the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation Stephanie Furler said they had more than 700 kgs of Easter eggs ready after seeing an increase in sales from last year.
“All of the proceeds today go towards lifesaving medical research and in particular we’re raising funds for a new device that will help keep premature babies breathing,” Ms Furler said.
“We’ve got a new research project where the researcher is looking at developing tiny little sensors to go on these tiny little premature babies … to help doctors keep an eye on their breath and make sure that they keep breathing when they’re so small.”
By 10am, the line of kids and families excited to get their hands on some chocolate extended all the way down the street.
“It’s been a busy morning and everybody’s been really excited and happy to be going on their Easter egg hunt,” Ms Furler said.
“This year’s a little bit different. We’ve got a set of clues on the back of the clue sheet that kids can get and they can find little metal animals around the gardens.
“Then once the kids have found all the winning answers they can grab a bag of eggs.”
Delighted children took over the grounds enjoying face painting, a marching band and a visit from the Easter bunny themself.
From the Gardner family celebrating little Oscar’s first ever Easter, to six-year-old Lettie saying the best part of her day was sharing a hot chocolate with her grandma, it was a very happy Easter at Government House.
Originally published as Thousands of people take part in Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation’s annual Easter egg hunt
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