15th SBS at Balamandira

The volunteers of AF-Mysore visited Balamandira, a Govt. home for boys at J.P.Nagar, as part of their Sunday Breakfast Serving. There were around 40 children from all age groups and they soon assembled at the vast hall where they were served breakfast.

After a sumptuous breakfast, the boys soon gathered again for some fun-filled activities. The

volunteers made them play a lot of games using balloons, and they thoroughly enjoyed every moment. In the meantime, the caretaker of the orphanage informed that one of those boys was selected for an all-India level trekking expedition.

So the volunteers got very interested and soon found the boy and asked him to narrate his experience to all. He was more than happy to recollect and tell us every bit of his trip. He was one of the few children from all over the country who were chosen for this expedition which went on for more than 20 days. He got an opportunity to travel many places in North India and also gain a lot of trekking experience. He even got a memento for participating in this big event which he proudly displayed to the members of AF Mysore.

The volunteers were really happy to know about his achievement and encouraged the other children to participate in such events. Finally they bid farewell to the children with a promise to

visit them soon. Many more orphanages to be visited, more love to be shared, the Aashayein caravan shall go on.

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14th SBS at St. Mary's Girls' Orphanage

The 14th "Sunday Breakfast Serving" of AF-Mysore happened to be at St. Mary's Orphanage for girls near NIE College, Mysore. The volunteers gathered at the place at around 8.30 am as usual, but were surprised to find that none of the kids were present at that time. Since it was a Sunday, they had all gone for their Mass prayers and the volunteers utilized the free time to discuss about the further plans and course of action for AF-Mysore activities. The girls finally arrived at around 9.30 am and were immediately served breakfast which comprised of Idly-Vada-Badam Milk.

Soon after breakfast, they started feeling more comfortable with the volunteers and showed keen interest in exhibiting their dancing skills. They formed many groups and each of those groups danced to the tunes of many English, Hindi and Kannada songs. It was really nice to watch all those kids dance with so much enthusiasm, and it didn't take them much time to pull the volunteers into the dance as well.

One of the girls then came up to thank AF and all its volunteers for spending their time with them and making their Sunday a special one. The Sisters expressed their deep gratitude to the organisation for taking up such tasks and visiting their orphanage and making the girls feel special. They also requested the volunteers to pay many more visits to their orphanage and help the kids with their academics also. After the customary group photograph, the volunteers bid farewell to the little girls and promised to come back as soon as possible.

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HALLI SUMMER CAMP- A Report

It's more than a month now since the Summer Camp came to an end but it is still fresh in the minds of all AF volunteers. To further enhance their memories and for the benefit of non AF volunteers, one of our members, Akhilesh writes a detailed report of the camp, starting from Day 1 till the Closing Ceremony.

Click here to read the first part of the story and then keep clicking on "Newer posts" to find the subsequent parts.

PS: Don't miss the link for the pics of Closing Ceremony.