23 to 27 December 2006, London, UK |
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Usually, in the Western world – Christmas is a time to be jolly, drink and to not really care much about anything. In the London Mandir, this period was a time of preparation for the future. The future of the sanstha, and the future of the Bal – Mandal. From 23rd to 27th December 2006, the National Bal-Balika Winter Training Camp entitled “Apni Parampara…Walking In Their Footsteps”.
Along with these amazing topics, there children were also given chances to perform rituals which are not possible in normal activities. Every evening a thaal was offered by the Bal-Balikas to Thakorji and a traditional Hindu aarti was performed with the aid of the nagaru and bells. All the groups work also given seva to do for at least half an hour. One of the highlights of the camp was the treasure hunt which involved all the groups searching for clues and also successfully accomplishing team building activities to win the game. Ultimately everybody learnt the need and importance of unity. Another edutaining feature of the camp was the outing to a team building activity called ‘Quaser’ which all the camp members enjoyed very much. Time was set aside every morning for a Katha by santos and every evening for a goshthi with the group leaders so that the children could spend some quality time learning and discussing things. One of the Balaks told his parents, “If I had missed this camp, then I would have missed out on a very important event, which has helped me change my life”. At the end of the camp, a parents meeting was also arranged to inform them on what was taught and what they how need to do to keep up the progress. Many of the parents said, “You have looked after our children and trained them to nurture all-round development, all at a very nominal cost. You have done in 5 days what we have been trying to achieve for years… Thank you very much.” In conclusion, the Winter Training Camp of 2006 was a huge success and a lot of time and preparation went into the welfare of the children. We would like to thank all the children and the volunteers that took part and hope to have more like this. |
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