The community’s annual Easter egg hunt, put on by the Elks Lodge for at least the past 30 years, is for the kids, but it needs some adult help to pull it off.

“We’re still looking for donations of small, individually wrapped candy, plastic eggs, prizes for each category and money to buy coins for the eggs,” said Dawn Angerman, who is organizing this year’s hunt.

Easter is Sunday, April 5. The hunt will start at 1 p.m. at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course, where the eggs will be hidden — but not too hard to find. All of the eggs are found, usually in 15 to 20 minutes, Angerman said.

The prep work already is underway, collecting donations and prizes, with the egg-stuffing work planned for 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Elks Club. Everyone is welcome to help; just come by and knock on the door.

Volunteers last year stuffed about 1,500 plastic eggs with treats and prizes for children ranging from toddlers to 12-year-olds.

In addition to candy and prizes, some of the eggs will contain quarters or 50-cent pieces, Angerman said.

There will also be a secret “golden prize” — one for each of the four age categories: walking toddler to 3 years old, 4 to 6 years old, 7 to 9, and 10 to 12 years old.

“We will also need volunteers to help hide the eggs on Easter morning at Muskeg Meadows, probably starting about 11 to 11:30 a.m.,” Angerman said.

“We would like to keep making this event a little bigger each year because it is so popular,” she said.

Years ago, the eggs were real, not plastic, dyed by Girl Scouts, she said. But buying so many eggs got too expensive. Besides, ravens would steal the eggs, depriving the kids.

Even with the switch to plastic, ravens still steal some and fly away. “Ravens will see it and come down and get it,” Angerman said.

Text or email to volunteer or make donations: dawnangerman7@gmail.com, or text 907-305-0552. Donations also can be dropped off at the Elks Club or at Angerman’s.