ANITA MOTHER'S PERPETUAL TROPHY

'ANITA MOTHER'S PERPETUAL TROPHY' prize distribution was done at Little Acorns Shelter on 4th March 2010. This was the second edition since its inception in 2009 and saw enthusiastic participation by the children. This competition was started for the shelter children by volunteer Renee Marlardo as she noticed the creative talent in most of them. This year it was thrown open for the Slum children as well.


The function started promptly at 4 pm with the welcome address by Lavino (Shelter Incharge, Little Acorns) & Shannappa which was followed by the smaller shelter children dancing to the tune of “Bum Bum Bole” from “Tare Zameen Par” movie. A dance presentation by the bigger shelter girls soon followed. Shelter boys Shannappa, Mansoor & Altaf performed magic tricks taught to them by our volunteer Bob Sleeman. The slum children, well dressed in their “best special occasion” clothes, were not far behind with their dance group shaking the leg to a popular hindi song.


After the entertaining shows & refreshments, the prize distribution commenced. The theme for this year’s competition was “India”, where the children were expected to draw images that represent India. The children worked hard on their drawings for 2 days and it was quiet interesting to take a peek into their little brains as they expressed in art what they thought about India. Some drew sceneries – depicting the beauty of India, some drew farmers plowing & reaping crops – depicting India’s main occupation, while some drew the National Flag, National Flower, National Game, National Bird, etc.


Shannappa Natekar won the trophy, while Karishma Hilgiri won the 2nd place. The prizes were given away by Sallie Tetchner, our UK Trustee while Dirk Theinpont, our volunteer explained the winner’s drawings. Karina, Jim & Elain were our honored guests. The function was well attended by the parents of the participating children as well.


We hope to have many more such events in the coming days to bring out the creative best in each of our children.