Every small child in this world love
to have a great childhood filled with lovely memories. But we all know that
some small ones are not lucky enough to have this, especially the ones living
in the slum areas. Sometimes they might not even understand why they have to
spend their lives like that. Sometimes it might be because of their fate or due
to something went wrong in their parents’ lives. But still they are small ones
whose minds are like petals of flowers soft and gentle seeking for miracles to
happen, to gather some wonder time during their childhood. As Leos it is our
responsibility to make an impact in lives of these small ones and make some
wonderful memories in their lives. This is what we serve for.
Karapitiya is one of the busiest
towns in the Galle district of Sri Lanka. Despite all the busyness and
development going around the town, there are some suffering and rotting slum
areas. Bombe castle waththa is one of them. According to a survey done by us
there are more than 60 children living in that area excluding the infants.
So joining hands with Lion club of
Galupura Central we made a successful effort to bring some candle light to
their gloomy childhoods for this Christmas, because Christmas is all about
giving and sharing.
Watching a movie in the wide screen
while having snacks and receiving gifts at the end of it is just a dream in the
worlds of these small ones. So in the eve of 19th December after all
the small ones were gathered to a bare land near the slum area with their
parents we showed them the animated movie “The Croods” in a wide screen put up
by us. During the intermission we gave a packet of snacks to each and every
child and parent. It was heartwarming to see all their smiles and giggles
during the movie. At the end we distributed a pack of stationary items as gifts
of the day for each and every one. Their smiles were filled with excitement and
happiness.
This special day was ended glamorously,
filling the little hearts with wonderful memories. Their smiling faces assured
us one thing. Their journey of thousand miles seeking miracles began that day
with those smiles and they’ll make their now suffering lives to a best-selling
story book one day….
