{"id":141678,"date":"2025-04-14T22:27:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T02:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141678"},"modified":"2025-04-14T22:27:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T02:27:26","slug":"the-ortiz-ark-foundation-hosts-its-5th-annual-community-easter-egg-hunt-a-celebration-of-joy-unity-and-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141678","title":{"rendered":"The Ortiz Ark Foundation Hosts Its 5th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt: A Celebration of Joy, Unity, and Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Ortiz Ark Foundation Hosts Its 5th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt: A Celebration of Joy, Unity, and Tradition<\/h1>\n<p>The Ortiz Ark Foundation is thrilled to announce its <strong>6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt<\/strong>, a cherished tradition bringing families and community members together for a fun-filled day of celebration, connection, and giving. This year&#8217;s event will take place on <strong>Easter Sunday April 20th at Stevens Park, <\/strong>starting at <strong>2pm<\/strong>, and is <strong>free and open to the public<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, the Annual Easter Egg Hunt has grown into a beloved community staple, drawing hundreds of children and families for a day of festive activities, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thousands of hidden eggs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Games and prizes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Live music and entertainment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Special guest appearances<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Free food, refreshments, and community resource tables<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Photo ops with the Easter Bunny<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year marks a major milestone\u2014<strong>six years <\/strong>of delivering hope, smiles, and togetherness. &#8220;Our Easter Egg Hunt is more than just a fun event\u2014it&#8217;s a reflection of our commitment to building strong, safe, and joyful communities,&#8221; said <strong>Jessica Lee Ortiz<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Ortiz Ark Foundation. &#8220;We believe in creating moments that bring people together and let kids just be kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ortiz Ark Foundation continues to serve families throughout the region with programs focused on youth empowerment, food security, reentry support, mental health, and senior services. This Easter Egg Hunt is one of many annual events that provide both celebration and connection to resources.<\/p>\n<p>We invite local vendors, sponsors, volunteers, and community leaders to join us in making this year&#8217;s event the biggest and brightest yet.<\/p>\n<h1>Event Details:<\/h1>\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>Sunday April 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Stevens Park 630 N 6th St, Allentown, PA 18102<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>All families and children welcome!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n<p>For sponsorship, vendor opportunities, or to volunteer, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:theortizarkfoundation@gmail.com\"><strong>theortizarkfoundation@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-141680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-2025-allentown.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nDr.Jessica Lee Ortiz<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director &amp; Founder<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theortizarkfoundation.org\/\">theortizarkfoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ortiz Ark Foundation Hosts Its 5th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt: A Celebration of Joy, Unity, and Tradition The Ortiz Ark Foundation is thrilled to announce its 6th Annual &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=141678\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Ortiz Ark Foundation Hosts Its 5th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt: A Celebration of Joy, Unity, and Tradition<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5716,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allentown","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/egg-hunt-25.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/141679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}