Dressed up as a
fair ground, with halogen balloons strung up the staircase railings, crepe
ribbons and coloured flags along the skybox and library extension, Nixor
immersed itself into a day on festivity and joy. Organized and executed by
Nixor Logistics, the Tri-Entity Day Camp, in which the three not for profit
entities; Adopt an Orphanage(AAO), Meri Bhi Aik Khuwaish Hai (MBAKH) &
Taleem Sab Kay Liye (TSKL), participated; was perhaps the first major event of
the highly anticipated GSD week.
As soon as the
clock ticked twelve in the noon, the little fissions of activities buzzing
around turned to full-fledged preparations with the jumping castle being
erected, face painting stall being prepared as well as an out vendor bringing
in a huge swing. Not just this but the auditorium was getting ready to
accommodate for a movie screening and even the mundane library extension got
itself donned up as a venue for a competition with tables, chair, blank papers,
colour pencils and a variety of stationary.
Basically, each of
three not for profit entities; AAO, TSKL, & MBAKH, had to bring in their
kids from their respective work places, for example AAO’s Sirat-ul-Jannah kids,
and take part in the three main activities; the art competition held in the extension,
a movie screening, and later a fun carnival of sorts.
For about two
hours, the kids scribbled away onto paper, each projecting their imagination,
dreams and happiness with colors and bouts of laughter in an atmosphere which
was heavy with mirth on the children’s side and satisfaction on the
volunteers’. After this some snacks were given to them and they were taken to
the auditorium for watching a movie. Many debates and votes later, a movie was
finally selected: ‘Chain Khuli Ki Main Kulli’, which I believe was a good
choice, seeing most of the kids were orphans and the movie focuses on how being
an orphan does in no way restrict the opportunities and favorable fortunes life
has to offer.
Next, the volunteers took them to the cafe for
lunch, and right after that, they were taken off to the basketball court
where the Ferris wheel and jumping castles were waiting for the children and
voila! Anything after that were just children running around from one place to
another in sheer enjoyment, while the poor volunteers in sweat, trying to
control them. Along with the rides, there were quite a number of stalls like
'Pin the tail', 'Hit the can', and 'Ring the bottles'. If not all of these
things were not enough, NLX also managed to conduct a magic show which was
quite popular with the kids. With the sun almost down, along with the
volunteers’ energy; the children sat down to eat, after which the winners of
the competition were announced.
From an observer’s
point of view, the event was executed exceptionally well. Not a single fault
could be found in the effort put in by the entities, especially Nixor
Logistics. It was clearly evident that a lot of thought, hard work and goodwill
was put into this endeavor. From the arrangement of rides to decoration, each
and every thing ran smoothly aiding in making the event a success.
‘Mujhe aaj bohat
maza aaya’, a little boy from Mashal Orphanage answered when I questioned him
after the event, giving the entities the main reward they were looking for-the
kids’ enjoyment, and the thesis for my article.
