Vismayam
2016 – Summer Camp Flagged Off
On 12th of April 2016, Don Bosco Veedu
Society inaugurated its 23rd edition of its summer camp, ‘Vismayam 2016’. The inaugural ceremony
was held at Don Bosco Centre, Manacaud.
Fr
Thomas PD, Director, Don Bosco Veedu Society Trivandrum delivered the welcomed
the dignitaries on and off the dais along with the eagerly waiting children &
their parents. Adv V.K Prasanth, the honourable Mayor of Trivandrum City
Corporation was the chief guest at the
function. Prof Aliyar, national award winning dubbing artist and Smt Karthika
Kannan, popular cine artist also graced the occasion with their presence.
The
dignitaries lit the lamp in unison to mark the beginning of Vismayam
2016. In the inaugural address, the Mayor showered words of praise upon
Don Bosco Veedu Society. Efforts made by the Society in the empowerment of
Karimadom slum was lauded by him. His request to concerned authorities was to
continue the process of delivering fun with academics. Mr Prasanth stressed on
the fact that summer camps have become a regular affair but usually gets wound
up by the end of May every year.
On the other hand, Prof Aliyar had something else
to tell us which was received with thunderous applause. 25 years back, our guest of honour had the
rare and blessed opportunity to lend his voice for the iconic Don Bosco in a
movie based on the saint. Prof Aliyar said that he was humbled by the innocent
faces of the participants lined up for the camp. He wished them all the best
and flagged off the four teams, Red, Blue, Yellow and Green along with Karthika
Kannan.
Fr N.K George expressed the words of appreciation.
He engaged the participants with an inspiring story that had a strong message
on charity; “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we
give.” We also had our esteemed guest, popular actor Smt Karthika Kannan speak
a few words on our summer camp. She was indeed delighted to see the discipline
of the participants and the glow in their faces. She advised them to follow a
path that their hearts lead to.
And finally Smt Amala P C, senior staff member of
Don Bosco Veedu Society conveyed the words of Gratitude to everyone present for
the programme.
After the curtains went down on the official ceremony,
the cultural fiesta by the summer camp participants began. The children
entertained the audience with a wide variety of programmes such as; Semi
Classical Dance, Group Dance, Light music, Poem Recitation Action Song, Nadan
Pattu etc.
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