Biden White House hatches plans for return of the Egg Roll
President Joe Biden and first lady
Jill Biden are taking their first crack at the time-honored
Easter tradition on Monday, which will mark the
142nd White House Easter Egg Roll following a two-year hiatus due to the
Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of the event, the first lady's office says, is
"EGGucation," with the
South Lawn being
"transformed into a school community" for 30,000 visitors to enjoy, including military families from the
USS Delaware.
The
American Egg Board is donating 90,000 eggs to the event as part of its longtime partnership with the
White House. That includes approximately 50,000 hard-boiled eggs that will be used for the egg roll races with wooden spoons, the egg hunt, and for dyeing and decorating. Those eggs were hard-boiled, dyed and transported
from North Carolina to Washington on a refrigerated truck by
Braswell Family Farms' John Watson, where they will be stored over the weekend ahead of Monday's festivities.
