FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — This afternoon, the Easter Bunny hopped into downtown Frankfort to the Fundamental Avenue Diner, the place he visited households and gave items to youngsters.
Shannon Griffith and Sandra Gunnell have despatched the bunny all throughout Frankfort for the previous 4 years. It started in the course of the pandemic when the governor declared the Easter Bunny important personnel.
Since then, bunny visits have taken off.
“I wish to study all of the totally different youngsters and the way they work together with the bunny,” Gunnell stated. “Some love him, some are leery. After which I’ve bought my little bunny to make the infants smile, that appears to do the trick.”
Griffith and her enterprise, Glad Trails LLC, supply occasions and home visits freed from cost. Gunnell travels with the bunny to help the individual within the costume at appearances.
Gunnell stated, “I first met [Shannon] right here a couple of years in the past. When she began doing all this stuff round city, I used to be like, ‘do you receives a commission for this stuff?’ and she or he was like, ‘no, I simply do it as a result of I am blessed and I need to share my blessings.’”
The general public setting at Fundamental Avenue Diner is a bit totally different from typical journeys. Within the final 4 years, Glad Trails has despatched their Easter Bunny to see over 500 youngsters with home visits.
“First time doing it within the diner,” Gunnell acknowledged. “Often we might do residence visits, go round to totally different homes, [and] shock children, [like] ‘the Easter bunny got here to my home’ after which they’ve story to inform, in order that was actually enjoyable.”
For extra data, you may get involved with Glad Trails by visiting their web site at https://happytrails.llc or discovering their Fb web page. You may also name them at (502) 369-1760 and ask for Shannon.