Hannah's Place, located on Church Street.
Easter is typically a time for people to come together for religious services, Easter egg hunts, or any other number of community events. This Easter, however, will be unique thanks to the COVID-19 virus. Many churches have closed their doors and moved services online. Federal, state, and local officials also recommend that people try to socially distance and avoid gatherings. With this in mind, however, there are still plans in place to make sure the holiday is still recognized.
Hannah's Place, Wrangell's women-in-need nonprofit, is organizing a "social distancing" Easter egg hunt this Sunday. Instead of running around the park looking for plastic eggs, Wrangell kids will get to spend their afternoon looking for eggs in windows around town. Hannah's Place is asking people to register with them on Facebook, and then create a paper or cardboard cutout of an Easter egg. Once these "eggs" are decorated, people should then hang them in their windows where people can see them from the street, bright and early at 8 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Hannah's Place will be providing a virtual map for families to see what homes are participating on Facebook the morning of the event. Starting at 2 p.m., while practicing social distancing, they can go through town and try to find as many eggs as possible.
"When finished, stop by Hannah's Place to pick up 1 filled plastic egg for each child," the event's Facebook page reads. "A large container will be set outside with the eggs so you can approach safely. Please respect others and observe the honor system for collecting each child's egg."
More about the event can be found under "social Distancing Egg Hunt" on Facebook. "All throughout the day you can Walk, Drive enjoy your time as a family finding the 'hidden' eggs," Nedra Shoultz, with Hannah's Place, wrote in an email. "Make sure to practice social distancing, keeping at least 6 feet away from others. We would love for you to post how many your family finds when you are finished."
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