The annual White House Easter Egg Roll has always been one of Washington DC’s most sought after events for children. This year, the Easter Egg Roll, which in the past was attended mostly by local families, came with an interesting twist; the World Wide Web.In past years, Easter Egg Roll tickets were made available at the White House Gates, prior to the day of the event. However, this year, with the hopes of allowing more children the opportunity to attend the yearly event, President Obama, decided to make the tickets available exclusively on the Internet. Needless to say, people from all around the country jumped at the chance to participate in “Roll.” The popularity of the First Family, coupled with the fact that most American homes have access to the Internet, made it very difficult to obtain tickets this year. As a result, many local families that usually attend the yearly event were not able to score tickets.
Here in PSA 402, we also had an Easter Egg celebration so, I decided to do a (fun) side-by-side comparison of the two events to see if they measure up to one another.
The White House Easter Egg Roll 
~ Over 30,000 people from 45 states including the District of Columbia attended.
~ Guest’s greeted at the White House gate by serious Secret Service Agents.
~ Children enjoyed musical entertainment provided by various musical entertainers.
~ Guest’s watched cooking demonstrations by White House Chef’s.
~ Children were confined to roll eggs in a predetermined space on the White House lawn.
~ All participating children received a “wooden” egg.
~ Over 30,000 people from 45 states including the District of Columbia attended.
~ Guest’s greeted at the White House gate by serious Secret Service Agents.
~ Children enjoyed musical entertainment provided by various musical entertainers.
~ Guest’s watched cooking demonstrations by White House Chef’s.
~ Children were confined to roll eggs in a predetermined space on the White House lawn.
~ All participating children received a “wooden” egg.
PSA 402 Easter “Eggstravaganza”
~ 85 children from the 4th District community attended.
~ Guest’s greeted by friendly neighborhood Officers Romayo Simon, Robert Valentine, and Heather Straker.
~ We had our own musical entertainer and DPR Site Manager Sherlita Settles.
~ The children enjoyed pizza from the world’s famous Ledo’s Pizza (Georgia Avenue)
~ The children hunted for eggs across several acres of open land at the Riggs LaSalle Community Center.
~ Participating children received eggs filled with money, jumbo eggs filled with candy, and movie passes.
~ 85 children from the 4th District community attended.
~ Guest’s greeted by friendly neighborhood Officers Romayo Simon, Robert Valentine, and Heather Straker.
~ We had our own musical entertainer and DPR Site Manager Sherlita Settles.
~ The children enjoyed pizza from the world’s famous Ledo’s Pizza (Georgia Avenue)
~ The children hunted for eggs across several acres of open land at the Riggs LaSalle Community Center.
~ Participating children received eggs filled with money, jumbo eggs filled with candy, and movie passes.
It’s a well know fact: The annual White House Easter Egg Roll is without a doubt a privilege to attend. However, for all those that attended the PSA 402 Easter “Eggstravaganza”… those NOT lucky enough to obtain White House tickets, I thank you for your participation. Additionally, I hope to see you again next year!
On November 18th and 20th, 2008, in response to traffic concerns voiced by local residents and schools officials alike, officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (Fourth District, PSA 402)conducted “Speed Awareness Day(s)”.
