Big-hearted Anne Croucher cracked her mission to provide care homes in Dumfries with an Easter egg for elderly residents to enjoy.
The community champion at the Tesco Extra store at Cuckoo Bridge got off to a good start when the supermarket gifted the first 100 eggs and she is thrilled with all the support she has received from colleagues and shoppers who donated more eggs.
Together with a successful fundraising Easter charity bingo night at Troqueer Community Centre, it meant more than 450 residents in the care homes in Dumfries received an unexpected chocolate treat.
Anne and the Easter Bunny, together with a young helper, Oscar, also took them out to the care homes to hand them over.
The eggs were shared between Charnwood Lodge, Alanbank, Goldielea, Abbey Gardens, Claremont House and Lochduar.
Anne also spread some Easter cheer at Briery Park Care Home in Thornhill with a raffle prize and a wee chocolate treat for the residents from Tesco.
She said: “Thank you so much to all my colleagues and the community in Dumfries and beyond who donated Easter eggs. Thank you also to the Easter Bunny and young Oscar who helped me distribute them.
“The staff and residents and the nursing homes loved the Easter Bunny and the eggs.
“We were also able to surprised some people with egg treats.
“A massive thank you also to children from Laurieknowe Nursery who made Easter decorations for us for the store.”
