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LOOKS LIKE EASTER: The
\nofficial 2010 White House Easter Eggs. (Photo courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov<\/a>)\n <\/div>\n
With a theme of \u201cReady, Set, Go!\u201d this year’s White
\nHouse Easter Egg Roll will focus on healthy kids and going green.
\nAccording to the official White House site<\/a>,
\n the event will be held on April 5, 2010, and will feature live music,
\nsports, cooking stations, storytelling, and, of course, Easter egg
\nrolling. All of the activities will be geared towards encouraging
\nchildren to lead healthy and active lives as part of Michelle Obama’s Let\u2019s
\n Move!<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/em>campaign
\n to combat childhood obesity.<\/div>\n
\nHouse Easter Egg Roll will focus on healthy kids and going green.
\nAccording to the official White House site<\/a>,
\n the event will be held on April 5, 2010, and will feature live music,
\nsports, cooking stations, storytelling, and, of course, Easter egg
\nrolling. All of the activities will be geared towards encouraging
\nchildren to lead healthy and active lives as part of Michelle Obama’s Let\u2019s
\n Move!<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/em>campaign
\n to combat childhood obesity.<\/div>\n
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In addition to health and wellness, the official Easter egg roll
\nwill have a green spin \u2014 environmentally friendly wooden eggs made\u00a0in
\nthe U.S. from FSC-certified hardwood that feature vegetable-oil based
\ninks and a water-based coating. The eco-eggs\u00a0will come in purple, pink,
\ngreen, and yellow and feature the stamped signatures of both President
\nObama and first lady Michelle Obama. \u00a0<\/div>\n
\nwill have a green spin \u2014 environmentally friendly wooden eggs made\u00a0in
\nthe U.S. from FSC-certified hardwood that feature vegetable-oil based
\ninks and a water-based coating. The eco-eggs\u00a0will come in purple, pink,
\ngreen, and yellow and feature the stamped signatures of both President
\nObama and first lady Michelle Obama. \u00a0<\/div>\n
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DC-area kids used to roll eggs on the Capitol grounds, but
\nuptight\u00a0lawmakers grew agitated by the damage to the grass and passed
\nthe Turf Protection Law banning the practice in 1876. \u00a0Two years later
\nin 1878,\u00a0President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House grounds to
\n area kids, and they’ve been rolling eggs there ever since. \u00a0<\/div>\n
\nuptight\u00a0lawmakers grew agitated by the damage to the grass and passed
\nthe Turf Protection Law banning the practice in 1876. \u00a0Two years later
\nin 1878,\u00a0President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House grounds to
\n area kids, and they’ve been rolling eggs there ever since. \u00a0<\/div>\n
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Notable events from previous egg rolls include the 1941 roll that
\naccommodated a record 53,000 people (nowadays the numbers are limited to
\nabout 20,000); the
\nClinton administration’s 1998 egg roll which was the first to be
\nbroadcast on the Internet; and the 2006 event during which more than 100 same-sex
\ncouples showed up with their children in an organized effort to show
\nPresident Bush “that gay families exist in this country.”<\/div>\n
\naccommodated a record 53,000 people (nowadays the numbers are limited to
\nabout 20,000); the
\nClinton administration’s 1998 egg roll which was the first to be
\nbroadcast on the Internet; and the 2006 event during which more than 100 same-sex
\ncouples showed up with their children in an organized effort to show
\nPresident Bush “that gay families exist in this country.”<\/div>\n
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The lottery for tickets to this annual event closed on Feb 28th. Got
\n tickets? \u00a0Check the federal site\u00a0recreation.gov<\/a>\u00a0to find out where,
\nwhen, and how to get there. \u00a0All participants under the age of 12 will
\nreceive a souvenir “eco-egg,” produced and sold by the National Park
\nFoundation. \u00a0But don’t worry, if you didn’t get in, you can also pick
\nthem up online for $7.50 a piece at the National Park
\n Foundation<\/a> website.<\/div>\n
\n tickets? \u00a0Check the federal site\u00a0recreation.gov<\/a>\u00a0to find out where,
\nwhen, and how to get there. \u00a0All participants under the age of 12 will
\nreceive a souvenir “eco-egg,” produced and sold by the National Park
\nFoundation. \u00a0But don’t worry, if you didn’t get in, you can also pick
\nthem up online for $7.50 a piece at the National Park
\n Foundation<\/a> website.<\/div>\n
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If you want to get into the spirit, check out this video of the
\n2009 egg roll:<\/div>\n
\n2009 egg roll:<\/div>\n
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