| BAPS Charities ORGANIZES FUN DAY FOR LESS FORTUNATE
CHILDREN
11.25.2006
Lenasia, South Africa |
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BAPS Charities
hosted the third annual Children's Fun Day in Lenasia, a
suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. BAPS Care volunteers
transformed a field into a children's wonderland with various
games, activities and food. More than 1,000 children from
18 orphanages and destitute homes came for this day of fun
on November 25, 2006. Most of these children's lives are
ravaged by AIDS, crushing poverty or abuse. This day's event
offered these children a chance to enjoy themselves and
just be kids.
When the children
arrived in their Children's Fun Day T-shirts, they learned
about Indian culture through short presentations and activities.
After a hot breakfast, the children participated in various
games and attractions including jumping castles, a 35 meter
giant slide, an animal farm with horses, pony rides, carousels,
Ferris Wheels, a dunking machine, a steam train, soccer,
face-painting, storybook reading, coloring, beadwork, clowns,
magicians and performing poodles.
The day of fun concluded
with a BAPS Care volunteer, dressed as Santa Clause, giving
each child a bag of gifts. For many, it would be the only
gifts they received for Christmas. As the children boarded
their buses, the smiles on their face and their innocent
laughter made it clear that they had enjoyed their day of
fun and food.
The Children's Fun
Day was created three years ago by a group of BAPS Care
youth volunteers who wanted to offer hope and provide a
fun day for disadvantaged children. With the support of
BAPS Charities and assistance of Art of Living
Foundation and the Transvaal United Patidar Society, this
event was successful for the third year in a row, seeing
a record number of children enjoy the day.
The following link
has appreciation letters from the orphanages brought children
to this fun day.
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