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Little things make a big difference to these children

Ravi Kumar, 10, describes Sunday as ‘super’ while for Ashok S, 13, the day was ‘extra special’. For 700 children from nine orphanages around Bangalore, that was what Children’s Day was supposed to be.

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Ravi Kumar, 10, describes Sunday as ‘super’ while for Ashok S, 13, the day was ‘extra special’. For 700 children from nine orphanages around Bangalore, that was what Children’s Day was supposed to be. The celebration was organised by 130 students of Sampurna Montfort College, in association with the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM). It included 20 game stalls, snack bars, cultural activities, and a magic show.

With children laughing, hooting and clapping, the day perhaps could not have gone any better. As Ravi Kumar puts it, “The day was super.”

“We had so many games and I won a lot of prizes. Apart from games, I really liked the cultural activity since we all got to dance,” he said.

“The magic show was the best,” said Ashok. “It was funny to see the expression of the children when the magician made individual rings into a long chain and then made it disappear,” he said.

While children walked around various stalls and played various games, the organisers of the event were not far behind either. Laughing, teasing, and egging the children on as they tried their hand at various games, the young volunteers, too, had their share of fun.

“It is good to see smiles of their faces. I feel happy that I played a role in making their day special,” said a volunteer, a counselling psychology student from Montfort College. 

Sean Paul, a volunteer from ICYM, said. “We should all do this. Isn’t it the responsibility of people like us—a fortunate few who have it all—to give back to society?”

ICYM has been celebrating Children’s Day for four
years now. Two years ago, Montfort College joined them.

“We wanted to expose youngsters to how different society can be from what they have experienced. When we did it on a trial basis the first time, the response was wonderful. We have been doing it ever since,” said Fr Divya Paul, director of ICYM and head of psychology department at Montfort College.

He hopes that youngsters will find inspiration from such a celebration.

“It is a powerful learning experience for them when they realise that something so small can bring so much joy. Imagine the joy when we do something bigger? That could actually change someone’s life,” he said.

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