​Easter Egg Hunt 'Hoppening' at Jurupa Valley Animal Shelter

From Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Will you find a golden egg? An Easter egg hunt, a car show, a ballet folklorico performance, music and vendors are part of the offerings on Saturday (April 1) at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.

Children will get a chance to find plastic, colorful eggs hidden throughout the shelter grounds. Each plastic egg contains tickets to give the youngsters a chance to win prizes and Easter baskets during several opportunity drawings.

Some special eggs, such as those decorated in gold glitter, contain a higher number of tickets.
Don’t worry, moms and dads, none of the colored eggs are hidden in the kennel runs. The egg hunt is taking place in a large quad area for the younger children. A separate area is being used for the older youngsters.

The egg hunt starts at noon for children ages 1 to 5. The egg hunt for 6-year-olds and older begins at 1 p.m.
Local car clubs members from Simple Rides and We Ride Family will showcase their cool rides and music spun by DJ Boogie will help keep the free event lively.

Singer Eva Moreno will perform, and there is a special performance planned by the Orgullo Mestizo Folk Ballet.

Special donations were made by several local businesses, to help make the first-ever hunt a pleasant one. Starbucks, Sam’s Club, Pizza Hut and Rubio’s were some of the companies making donations. Pizza Hut provided coupons for 130 free personal pizzas and Rubio’s tossed in coupons for 76 free children’s meals. The Jurupa Valley Adopt a Family nonprofit organization donated 100 toys to the cause.

“This is the first time we’ve had an Easter egg hunt at one of our shelters, so we’re hoping it is well loved by our local residents,” said Animal Services Deputy Director Frank Corvino. “We’re optimistic that we can make this an annual tradition to help raise more awareness about our animal shelter.”

The shelter is located at 6851 Van Buren Blvd., where Clay Street T intersects with Van Buren Boulevard.
For those seeking to adopt their new, fuzzy family member, the hours of operation for the shelter on Saturdays is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Although special adoption fees have not been lowered for this event, there are some pets that have lower fees due to their length of stay at the shelter.

Photos courtesy of RCDAS