Through the Pioneers Beeping Easter Egg Hunt project, visually impaired children can experience the thrill of hunting for Easter eggs. Pioneers designed, manufacture and sell the beeping eggs. They also hunt several Beeping Easter Egg Hunts in local neighborhoods across the United States and Canada.
EASTER EGG HUNT
OREGON
Students at school for the blind welcome Easter early with egg hunt
Hudson’s Bay — Students from the Washington State School for the Blind filled Easter baskets with beeping eggs during a special egg hunt April 1. Around 22 volunteers set up tables with Easter baskets and “hid” the eggs on the lawn. Toys and filled plastic eggs were set out near the beeping eggs as well. Rojo the Therapy Llama and the Easter Bunny also joined the festivities. The unique eggs were provided by Qwest Telecom Pioneers’ Oregon Chapter, active and retired Qwest employees and retirees from former Bell System companies. The beeping allows the children with limited sight to find the eggs. The eggs are engineered with electronic circuit boards, batteries and telephone speakers to emit the beeping sound. The beeping technology was developed in 1964 by a telephone engineer who wanted to create an audio ball for students to play with at the Colorado School for the Blind. Since then the technology has been modified to facilitate other activities for the visually impaired.
By The Columbian April 3, 2011
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico had 66 children ages 2 through 6 from the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Preschool. Many were profoundly disabled but all had a terrific time. This was a humbling experience.
COLORADO
About 55 visually-impaired children from across the Denver metro area participated.
WASHINGTON
NEBRASKA
About 75 visually-impaired children from across the Omaha are participated. What a wonderful experience.
Easter Egg Hunt for the blind in Utah brought out over 100 kids and adults. A great time was had by all. Siblings that came along got to be blindfolded and search for the beeping eggs to experience what the
blind participants experienced. A great lunch was served by our Qwest Pioneers active and retired as
well as family and friends that support the event each year.
IDAHO