WHITE HOUSE EASTER EGG ROLL
By: Â Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger Photographer: Â George Whylie Videographer: Â Maxine Nolan Â
The next holiday coming our way is Easter. Â On March 1st the White House announced the ticket lottery and sale of souvenir Easter eggs for the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll. Â This fun event geared towards children is set to take place on Monday, April 9th. Â Some of the activities will include sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and of course the big Easter Egg Rolling. Â All those that attend can look forward to live music as well.
The theme of the Roll this year is “Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move!” Â The focus is to promote health and wellness amongst our youngsters of today. Â This is a continuation of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative, a national campaign to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation and encourage children to lead healthy and active lives.
The ticket lottery ran to 10:00 a.m.. EST Monday, March 5th. Â Tickets were free of charge and cannot be sold.
The souvenir eggs will be in vivid and bright spring colors of purple, blue, green and orange. Â They will include the stamped signatures of the President and First Lady. Â A commemorative red “Bo” egg featuring the First Dog’s paw print is included only in the 2012 5-pack Collector’s Egg Set. Â Bo will become quite the celebrity as he stars in a special ‘You Tube’ video to promote the 2012Â White House Easter Egg Roll.
The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s National parks, produces and sells the White House Easter Egg. Â All children that are 13 years of age or younger who attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, part of the National Park system, will be given an egg for remembrance of the day.
If you have a child in elementary or middle school, encourage them to submit their creative posters for the 2012 Easter Egg Roll.  Reflect the theme, “Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move!”  The First Lady will select the winning design, which will be used as part of the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll program.  The deadline for submissions was Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 11:59  p.m. EST.  The design could not exceed 2 megabytes. (high-quality scans measuring either 8.5â€x11†at 600 dpi or 20×16†at 300 dpi must be available upon request).  Submissions may be made public during the selection process.
To get the full details, to enter the lottery and to place your commemorative egg order (follow the link to the online Easter egg store), go to www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll.
Good luck!
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