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OAKLAND — Hart-to-Hart Farm & Educational Center and the ShineOnCass Foundation will host their third annual free ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower & Egg Hunt on Sunday, May 5.
The even will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at 16 Duck Pond Road in Albion.
Children and families are invited to help welcome the farm’s newest spring arrivals of baby chicks, goats, calves and other animals, take part in a farm egg hunt and donate needed items to the Humane Society Waterville Area in honor and memory of Cassidy Charette.
Children participating in the egg hunt are asked to bring a basket to collect hidden eggs on the farm. The egg hunt begins at 2:30 pm for ages 6 and younger, followed by a hunt for ages 7 to 12. All ages are welcome to meet and have their photo taken with the new babies and socialize with sheep, cows, bunnies and other farm animals at the petting area. The event also includes farm games, crafts, face painting and a visit by the Easter Bunny. All are encouraged to wear boots and warm clothing.
Hart-to-Hart Farm is a family-owned and operated organic dairy farm that offers a variety of 
Charette, an Oakland teen who died in a hayride accident in 2014, was a long-time summer camper there. In 2015, farm owners Linda and Doug Hartkopf and the community helped build Cassidy’s Kitchen — an outdoor three-season kitchen for educational programs.
Attendants of the event are asked to bring a pet item to donate to the Humane Society Waterville Area in honor and memory of Charette, who was a shelter volunteer. Suggestions for “baby shower” donations include dry and wet dye-free food for both dogs and cats.
ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower & Egg Hunt is sponsored by Hart-to-Hart Farm and the ShineOnCass Foundation. For more information, call 437-2441, email info@hart2hartfarm.org or visit hart2hartfarm.org. For more information about the ShineOnCass Foundation, visit shineoncass.org.
TOP PHOTO: Brynn Daisy Williams welcomes a newborn goat at last year’s ShineOnCass Animal Baby Shower & Egg Hunt at Hart-to-Hart Farm in Albion. (ShineOnCass Foundation photo)
