The couple mentioned the idea to a few people in their neighborhood, and eventually Sixth District Councilman Bobby Henon caught wind of it. He was immediately excited and offered to support the event. After all the pieces fell into place, the church officially began planning the egg drop last October. It purchased 15,000 plastic eggs and filled them with Easter treats; the rest were donated by Northeast Philadelphia neighbor Frankford Candy. Four hundred eggs are earmarked as “golden,” meaning they contain gift certificates.