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OSI - Nayabedde |
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Holiday
Party
Arrival at Bandarawela Hotel We departed from Nayabedde by hired bus at 1:30 pm, for our short ride to Bandarawela, just a few kilometers down the hill. When we arrived, we explored the beautiful hotel, and discovered lots of gifts waiting for us under the Christmas tree...
Our Lunch After a little free time, we entered the large wood-grained hotel restaurant to have our buffet lunch. Our lunch was as exciting for us as our party! We've simply never eaten such wonderful food in such a wonderful place before (not to mention that we all skipped breakfast in anticipation for this moment!). The suited staff were so kind and patient and anticipated our every need, we felt like little princes and princesses! And then there was all-you-can-eat dessert...
Our Party After seriously overeating, we enjoyed a little free time to try to work it off. Then we all gathered in the wonderful warm lounge room where we celebrated our Holiday Party. First, Santa visited and gave us all chocolates and sang with us. Then we all scrambled to find our gifts under the Christmas tree and opened these with much excitement. We also received towels/hygiene packs in our favourite colours, and very nice pencil cases and supplies for our new school year, colourful calendars, and special Holiday bags to carry it all home in. Finally, the hotel staff served us tea and chocolate cake. It seemed like the fun would never end! We finally boarded the bus for Nayabedde at 6:30pm.
Acknowledgements In a year when the economy has struck us all, we were not sure we would be able to celebrate the holidays for our Nayabedde children this year. But as always, a few of our most dedicated sponsors and friends made sure this didn't happen! We are especially grateful to Connie Carlberg, Nina Shopalovich, Kate Malony, and Nicholas Tummillo for providing the full cost of our wonderful Holiday Party for these children. You have created a wonderful childhood memory for them, -childhoods otherwise too devoid of warm memories. We are also grateful to Diane Capalario and Ron & Brenda Cornelius for giving us the means to provide gifts for those children without sponsors. Thanks to all of you, and Happy Holidays! OSI-Nayabedde Site Page - With more photos, maps, and information about OSI-Nayabedde... Other Events - View other OSI events... |
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