Day 2 – Scaw’s 2015 Chennai Distribution in
Vallore was a three hour drive from our hotel. Fortified with a breakfast stop
along the way, we arrived at the community centre mid-morning. After a few last minute details were ironed
out, the event was soon underway. The 600 children quickly warmed to the
occasion. Their smiles and excitement were contagious.
As with any SCAW distribution, it can be
said that the volunteers benefited as much from the experience as the children
and their families. We may have been separated by language and culture but we
could easily connect by sharing a happy day.
The children would on occasion approach these “white” people with
trepidation and some fear but the sheer joy on their faces when they received
their bedkits made it all worthwhile. A smile would light up their faces as
most of them struggled to carry the heavy kit by themselves.
As a grand finale, we were treated to some
impromptu singing and dancing by the children of the Mercy Home Orphanage,
Tiruvannamalai. They laughed and sang with complete abandon and delight. Their
day was almost over and they had a new bedkit to take with them.
A delicious lunch at a nearby restaurant
was provided for the volunteers by Shan of Rotary Club Vellore. Shan was the
organizer of today’s event. All of us then piled into the van for the trip back
to Chennai – tired but happy.
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