As we were planning to be on Sarangkot for Christmas day and
we didn’t want to miss celebrating with the kids from Streets, we organised to
celebrate on the morning of Christmas Eve.
Armed with an empty tree and Santa’s sack we headed down to the Street
Kids Rehabilitation Centre to spread some of our Christmas cheer. The kids were excited to see us and got
straight into making decorations for the tree.
Power Rangers seemed to be the theme, and the Red Ranger made it to the
top of the tree (no traditional star for this unique tree). After the kids had put their personal touches
on the tree, we set it up and then placed the contents of Santa’s sack under
it. While gifts were being delivered, the volunteers helped the children set up and light candles along the side of the centre so that they each could make a Christmas wish. Then came gift time.....
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| Before decorations |
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| The finished product |
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| Arts n Crafts time |
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| Pavan lighting a candle |
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| Pavan helping Puna light his candle |
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| Pressie time |
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| Unwrapping gifts |
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| Red Ranger tree topper |
To see so many faces light up when the children opened their
gifts was amazing. The new pencil cases
and stationary (ranging from Spiderman to Ben 10 designs) and woollen gloves
that will come in so handy in this freezing weather will all get a work out in
the coming months.
Celebrating Christmas a day early with Streets
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