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| Mapperley: Woman, 94, dons bunny costume to spread Easter joy | Mapperley: Woman, 94, dons bunny costume to spread Easter joy |
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| Maria Draper plans to keep delivering Easter treats for years to come | Maria Draper plans to keep delivering Easter treats for years to come |
| A 94-year-old woman is putting smiles on faces by dressing up as the Easter Bunny and handing out chocolate eggs. | A 94-year-old woman is putting smiles on faces by dressing up as the Easter Bunny and handing out chocolate eggs. |
| Maria Draper visits local people and amenities in Mapperley, Nottingham, wearing an outfit her granddaughter helped her buy online. | |
| It is the second year she has celebrated the occasion in this way and she said she hoped it was a tradition that can continue. | It is the second year she has celebrated the occasion in this way and she said she hoped it was a tradition that can continue. |
| Ms Draper said making other people smile made her happy. | Ms Draper said making other people smile made her happy. |
| She told the BBC she was used to helping people through charity work but wanted to do more - so she decided to help people forget their problems by making them laugh. | She told the BBC she was used to helping people through charity work but wanted to do more - so she decided to help people forget their problems by making them laugh. |
| "People that are probably sitting on their own lonely they see something like this and say 'oh you do look funny'," she said. | "People that are probably sitting on their own lonely they see something like this and say 'oh you do look funny'," she said. |
| "I enjoy it and people enjoy it, it makes them laugh." | "I enjoy it and people enjoy it, it makes them laugh." |
| Maria Draper said cheering other people up made her happy | Maria Draper said cheering other people up made her happy |
| Ms Draper hands out chocolate eggs to children on the high street as well as people working in local shops. | Ms Draper hands out chocolate eggs to children on the high street as well as people working in local shops. |
| Post officer worker Jayne Scott said the community loved it. | Post officer worker Jayne Scott said the community loved it. |
| "Especially in the time that we're going through at the moment, to see some good news is lovely," she said. | "Especially in the time that we're going through at the moment, to see some good news is lovely," she said. |
| Michele Bliss at the local doctors surgery said all the staff looked forward to Ms Draper visiting. | Michele Bliss at the local doctors surgery said all the staff looked forward to Ms Draper visiting. |
| "She is wonderful. Not just with us but with all the residents of Mapperley," she said. | "She is wonderful. Not just with us but with all the residents of Mapperley," she said. |
| "She is a true legend and we love her to bits." | "She is a true legend and we love her to bits." |
| Ms Draper said she wanted to help people forget their problems by making them laugh | Ms Draper said she wanted to help people forget their problems by making them laugh |
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| Elderly people | Elderly people |
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| Nottingham | Nottingham |