We arrived to a marching band and were greeted by young children presenting a bundle of leaves to each Canadian volunteer. It was clear from the energy around the school that the children knew something special was about to happen. The school had put many hours into preparing for our visit. They had used packaging Styrofoam to create a mural of the words “Sleeping Children Around the World” and carefully attached it to the back wall of their school hall.
Once the distribution began, the children were eager to join the line to have their photo taken. We managed to get many smiles and even a few giggles for the photographs. Receiving their neatly packaged bedkit, the children showed their joy by saying “Thank You”, showing beaming smiles and signs of respect to the SCAW volunteers distributing the bedkits. Sounds of excitement and happy conversations were heard as many of children boarded buses to head towards home.
Team Sri Lanka