Community Participates in Prevention and Recovery Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday, March 23, Comanche Nation Prevention and Recovery hosted an Easter Egg Hunt at the Tribal Complex.

About 800 participants hunted for eggs, according to Prevention and Recovery Outpatient Office Manager Adrianne Roughface.

“This year, the location did move to the south parking lot at the admin building,” she said. “We had a lot of rain a couple of days previous, and a huge shout-out to EPA office. They helped us move the porta-potties that we had there. They helped us move them. The staff at inpatient and outpatient pulled together and got everything marked off. It was a really big team effort.”

Roughface also said there were hunts for specific groups that Prevention and Recovery didn’t have previously.

“The positives that we did have this year and changes that we made from last year were we added in disability, special needs, and limited mobility categories,” she said. “So, they were given an opportunity to hunt on their own field at the same time as their same age group and not necessarily be rushed. Or they were given chances, you know, just more accessibility to be able to provide inclusion for our individuals who have special needs, limited mobility, whatever the case may be. To give them that option and opportunity and to have them be a part of that was, for me, the greatest change that we made this year from last year.”

Roughface said it’s important for the community.

“It's a safe, free, sober event, which is open to the community,” she said. “Everything that we do for our Easter event is free. So that's providing the food, providing the egg hunts, and just having a good community event to get out, have a good time, and to enjoy themselves.”

Roughface said she enjoyed the gratitude from the participants.

“For me, some of my favorite moments are when a kid or even an adult comes up, brings the ticket, and they get a specific prize and they're so excited about it,” she said. “It's just the thankfulness that comes with, like, wow, I actually got, sometimes they get the big TV, sometimes they get a little bitty plushie. It's the thankfulness that really hits home for me.”

However, there were several organizations that helped sponsor the event.

“Admin sponsored some of our events. Communication Court sponsored some of our events,” she said. “So, it's really their pick and what they wanted to bring. And then myself and another staff member, Hayden, we went to Walmart. Some of the inpatient staff pulled together. Everybody did different trips and picked up different things. So, it was a lot. It is.”

Roughface said she was glad to also see Comanche Nation Chairman Mark Woommavovah at the Easter Egg Hunt.