Clearwater Community Volunteers

THE 27^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GINORMOUS EASTER EGG HUNT!

EASTER SUNDAY – April 21st from 11:00am to 2:00pm in Coachman Park, Clearwater

Families Love thIS ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT with over 25,000 candy-filled eggs and much, much more!

The Hunt happens EXACTLY at 12:30 sharp and is over in minutes, SO BE SURE TO BE THERE BEFORE 12:30! The hunt is for kids 16 and under only!

For 25 years, The Clearwater Community Volunteers, The Church of Scientology and the City of Clearwater, along with other sponsors, have held this very fun and exciting Easter Egg Hunt in Downtown Clearwater’s beautiful Coachman Park.

Hidden in the grass kids also will find 275 Golden Eggs! Each child who turns in a Golden Egg will receive a stuffed bunny!

In addition to the main event, there will be pony rides, a petting zoo, LOTS of face painting, train rides on the “Bunny Express”, a gyroscope, giant slide, a large bouncy house and a bouncy house for the little ones too. There is a small fee for some of these attractions. Plenty of good, affordable food is available to purchase so plan to have a picnic in the park before or after the hunt.

The Easter Bunny and his Mrs. will wander around for fantastic pictures with your kids!

The event is free and everyone is welcome, but be sure to bring your Easter basket! There is plenty of FREE PARKING in the huge parking lot to the South of Coachman Park.

The Clearwater Community Volunteers (CCV), was established in 1994 by parishioners of the Church of Scientology with the purpose of helping to create a better community for all citizens of Clearwater and Pinellas County. CCV raises money to feed homeless and hungry children in Pinellas County through Public Defender Bob Dillinger’s program, Nourish to Flourish, The Sheriff’s Youth Ranch and The Sheriff’s Police Athletic League in Lealman. CCV has raised money, food and toys for family and children’s charities such as The Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, Inc., the Police Athletic League, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida®, and The Children’s Home, Inc. CCV gets its inspiration from the precept “Love and Help Children” one of the 21 precepts found in The Way to Happiness – A Common Sense Guide to Better Living by L. Ron Hubbard.

For more information: Call 727-442-2099 or visit the website at: www.clearwater communityvolunteers.org

Welcome!

Each year since 1993, the Clearwater Community Volunteers put on Winter Wonderland, which is a two to three-week long charity drive in downtown Clearwater whose proceeds benefit the children of Pinellas County. Winter Wonderland is a complete Christmas village with an entertainment stage, photos with Santa, cookie decorating with Mrs. Claus, a hot chocolate shop, a petting zoo, pony rides, playground, a Bouncy House, a Giant Slide and the Holiday Express Train!

Entrance to Winter Wonderland is free but we ask visitors to bring a non-perishable food item and/or an unwrapped toy. The toys and canned goods are donated to local area charities, such as the Homeless Emergency Project sponsored by Everybody’s Tabernacle.

Winter Wonderland is open from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Wednesdays through Sundays. For the starting and ending dates of this year’s Winter Wonderland, please check the event details in the sidebar of our website.

People from all over the world have visited Winter Wonderland, gazing in awe at the thousands of lights that adorn the real pine trees and enjoying the wonderful entertainment that is on the stage all the time that Winter Wonderland is open.

For details on this year’s Winter Wonderland, including a map to our location, please see the event details in the sidebar of this website.

If you would like more information, feel free to contact us at any time.

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Sheriff Jim Coats is a Fan of CCV!

Dear Joanie,

I want to take this opportunity to tell you how much I appreciate your work and the efforts of the Clearwater Community Volunteers over the past few years. There are so many areas of our community that are so much better off because of your efforts.

As a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast, I want to commend you for your ambitious initiative to support the Clearwater Jasmine Courts Boys and Girls Club. The fashion show fundraiser that your group held was nothing less than spectacular. It truly was professional and enjoyable, and I can assure you that the funds raised were very beneficial to the children in our community.

I appreciate all that your group is engaged in, and I assure you that your support has not gone unnoticed.

Sincerely,
James F. Coats, Sheriff (then Chief Deputy)
Pinellas County, Floria

Success Stories from Volunteers

What do our volunteers get out of helping with CCV projects? Find out below!

I have been involved with CCV for many years. What I love most (there are a lot of things to love about this group) is the fact that no matter how much or how little I contribute I always feel like I have done something to help improve conditions in my community and every action is so greatly appreciated by the executives of the group.

Trish O'Hara

I have been a volunteer with CCV since 1997. The rewards and joy I have experienced from helping people, especially creating a joyful environment for children, have been quite elating.

It is an extra special activity that allows me to help others improve their lives, change their interpersonal relationships for the better and gain better affinity for their environment.

Sincerely,
Joel Anderson