Gardens of the World Sponsors Easter Celebration for Foster Care Kids

The Hogan Family Foundation hosted an Easter Celebration for the Foster Care Families of the Family Services Division of Ventura County at the Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks on Saturday April 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. About 125 children and 50 adults attended the very popular event where they had the opportunity to participate in games and races and meet the Easter Bunny in person.

A 6’ plus Easter Rabbit held court in the American Bandstand while the many children enjoyed the celebration of spring. The grassy amphitheater in the center of the Gardens was the location of the Egg and Spoon Race, the Bunny Hop Race and the Easter Egg Roll. Filled Easter Baskets were awarded the winners who raced in the own age categories. The “Jelly Bean” Guessing Game winner was awarded a large stuffed duck and there was plenty of candy and eggs to go around. The Gardens of the World Docents and Jr. Docents coordinated the event and kept things running smoothly.

The Easter Party was an outreach of the Foundation’s “My Bag” Children’s Foster Care Support Program in which the Foundation provides bags filled with necessities to foster care children moving from home to home. Foundation spokesperson Dale Cowgill said, “It is a joy to have the opportunity to make a contribution to the lives of these kids. The Foundation’s pleasure is in watching the faces of these wonderful children laughing and having such a great time.”