Northside Church of God, 3705 Middle Urbana Road in Springfield, hosts an Easter bake sale and egg hunt from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. The egg hunt starts at 2 for children of all ages for candy and prizes. The Easter Bunny will also make a special appearance and there will be homemade goodies. For more information or directions, call the church office at 937-390-7700.
Golden Egg Hunt downtown
The Great Golden Egg Hunt will be held from 6-9 p.m. today in downtown Springfield. The event is free. Anyone is welcome to attend as there will be candy eggs as well as surprise eggs for both adults and kids. The exact location of where the hunt starts will be announced this morning.
Northridge Lions Club breakfast
The Northridge Lions Club hosts their Spring Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Lions Den, 4590 Derr Road. They will be serving all you can eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice, coffee and milk. All proceeds will be used to support various Lions projects.
Bellefontaine blood drive
The Bellefontaine Moose Lodge 2563 community blood drive is 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday at 912 S. Detroit St., in Bellefontaine.
Everyone who registers to donate with receive the “Giving is Good” T-shirt. Schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 937-461-3220. Type O blood remains in low supply. CBC is urging community members to set a goal to donate three times in 2022. Consider donating platelets, plasma or double red cells
Blood donation requirements include providing a photo ID with full name. Past CBC donors are also asked to bring their CBC donor ID card, be at least 17 (16 with parental consent: form available at www.givingblood.org or at the Dayton CBC and mobile blood drive locations), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds (you may have to weigh more depending on your height), and be in good physical health.
North Lewisburg Library Egg Hunt
The North Lewisburg Branch of the Champaign County Library hosts an egg hunt for all ages at 11 a.m. Saturday. Prizes will be available for children and adults.
Springfield Easter egg hunt
An Easter egg hunt will be held at Striver’s Club, 718 S. Center St. in Springfield, at noon Saturday for ages 3-7. A bicycle will also be given away for each age group.
New Carlisle Easter egg hunt
The firstNew Carlisle Easter egg hunt will take place from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Smith Park. The egg hunt will be held at noon for ages 4 and under, at 12:45 for ages 5-8, and at 1:30 for 9 and older. There will also be food trucks and activities.
Springfield church egg hunt, drive-thru dinner
Covenant United Methodist Church, 529 W. Johnny Lytle Ave. in Springfield, hosts Easter Extravaganza Egg Hunt & Fun at 1 on Saturday.
The church will also host a free drive0thru dinner from 5-7 p.m. on Monday. Meals will be prepared for the number of individuals in the vehicle.
Church benefit concert
Covenant Presbyterian Church presents a benefit performance at 2 p.m. Saturday in the sanctuary with open seating to support Ukrainian citizens under attack, with donations going to support relief efforts in Ukraine.
The suggested donation for the concert is $15, but all donations are greatly appreciated. Cash, check or credit card will be accepted at the door. Checks should be made payable to Covenant Presbyterian Church: Ukraine Benefit.
Donations will be evenly divided between Sergiy Prytula, Ukraine based Charity Foundation, (provides first aid kits, blankets, and medical supplies to soldiers) and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, which works with long-standing partners in Ukraine and neighboring countries to provide medicine, shelter, food, generators, fuel, diapers and psychosocial support to refugees.
For more information, visit www.springfieldcovenant.org.
Church Easter egg hunt
Northridge United Methodist Church, 4610 Derr Road in Springfield, hosts an Easter Egg hunt for children 10 and under at 3 on Saturday on the church lawn. There will be 8,000 plastic eggs filled with candy treats that will be “hidden” on the church lawn. There will also be games, crafts, and other activities provided.
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