Let the Easter Eggs Roll Ever wonder how the tradition of the White House Easter Egg Roll came to be? It began with Dolley Madison, first lady to President James Madison from 1809 to 1817. Mrs. Madison was fascinated to learn that Egyptian children rolled
colored eggs on the site of the great Pyramids. She thought the children of the Washington area would enjoy the
activity as well. The first Easter Egg Rolls were held on the Capitol grounds. In 1877 members of Congress grew
tired of slipping on the remains of boiled eggs and gave orders to ban the event. So in 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife, Lucy, officially opened the White House grounds to the tradition.
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The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007
Salvation Army (717) 249-1411
PACE (800) 225-7223
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Drug Information (800) 729-6686
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Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-1040 Liberty Program (866) 542-3788 Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833 National Council on Aging (800) 424-9046
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Organ Donor Hotline (800) 243-6667 Passport Information (888) 362-8668
Personal Care Homes Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902
Smoking Information (800) 232-1331
Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com
Social Security Office (800) 772-1213
Social Security Fraud (800) 269-0217
Travel AAA Central Penn (717) 657-2244
Services Cumberland County Aging & Community Services (717) 240-6110
Journease Travel Specialists (717) 462-4806
Toll-Free Numbers Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555
Veterans Services American Legion (717) 730-9100
Cancer Information Service (800) 422-6237
Governor’s Veterans Outreach (717) 234-1681
Consumer Information (888) 878-3256
Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771
Disease and Health Risk (888) 232-3228 Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233
Veterans Affairs (717) 240-6178 or (717) 697-0371
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