Alumni return to campus with children for Easter egg hunt
Eighth annual hunt attracts approximately 550 children
By Raul Martinez IV
Staff Reporter

It was his fourth Easter egg hunt at TCU and 4-year-old Bainbridge Allen said it was the best one so far.

Bainbridge Allen, son of TCU alumni Cyrena Allen, was one of approximately 550 children at TCU’s 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt Sunday.

The Fort Worth Young Alumni Chapter sponsored the event, which was held on the front lawn of Sadler Hall.

David Dunai/STAFF REPORTER Children collect Easter eggs outside Sadler Hall Sunday as part of the 8th annual TCU Easter egg hunt.

“My favorite part was the Easter Bunny,” Bainbridge Allen said. “It was also fun to get all the eggs.”

Cyrena Allen, a 1991 graduate, said she enjoys bringing her two children to TCU for this event and plans to keep coming back.

Caryn Barber, assistant director of alumni relations, said this year’s event had 4,200 eggs, candies and special prizes for the infant to 9-year-old hunters.

“Children whose parents belong to the chapter are all invited,” she said.

“We had around 550 RSVPs , but from the looks of it, it appears more people decided to come.”

Kelly Mooney, president of the Fort Worth Young Alumni Chapter, said the Easter egg hunt is a great opportunity for former TCU students to come back and visit their school.

“This event has nothing to do with asking alumni to give money to TCU,” Mooney said. “We have this hunt because we want all of our alumni to feel like TCU is still a big part of their lives and we want them and their kids to have a great time here.”

Mooney said contributions for the event came from the chapter and a number of area businesses.

“Businesses donated many prizes such as candy, teddy bears and free movie passes,” she said.

Heather Shaw, a freshman biology major and a member of the TCU Student Foundation, said their group spent over an hour spreading the eggs over the lawn.

“We had a lot of fun putting this thing together,” Shaw said. “Some students in the foundation spent all of last Friday stuffing the eggs and preparing the event.”

De’awn Kuykendall, a 1989 graduate, said that it was great to bring her 1-year-old triplets to their first hunt at her old school.

“It is good to be back and it is so neat to see how much has changed,” she said. “We all had a great time and hope to come back next year.”

Raul Martinez IV
rmartinez@student.tcu.edu

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