American Legion Post No. 164 in Yelm held its second annual “Easter Egg Drop” event, which brought together hundreds of people who scrambled to collect eggs during the popular Easter celebration on Saturday, April 8.
The back roads of Yelm were congested as hundreds of attendees found parking on Grove Street, Old McKenna Road, or in the parking lot of the Yelm Adult Community Center.
Once they made their way to the American Legion facility, they were greeted by a plethora of different vendors and American Legion representatives.
Anticipation of the participants started to build prior to the noon drop, which was conducted by “Dan the Pilot” with Classic Helicopter Corp. He flew a helicopter above Vet’s Field as approximately 10,000 Easter eggs dropped from the sky.
As soon as the first egg touched the ground, hundreds of children swarmed the field to collect as many as they could.
Following the Easter Egg Drop, an additional 18,000 eggs were unloaded from the back of a dump truck in the gravel right outside of the field.
The additional eggs were snatched up, as children exiting Vet’s Field promptly collected the large assortment.
Aside from Easter festivities, there were a handful of different vendors on site. The event also featured games, face painting stations, and other festivities at the post.
