Gandhi Jayanthi and Swach Shramadana 2018
Don Bosco Child Labour Mission remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth
anniversary on October 02, 2018. A small gathering and a swach shramadana of the
staff and students were organized to commemorate Gandhi Jayanthi and mark the
beginning of the 150 th birth anniversary celebrations in the next year. They also
combined Fr Jose Joseph (Administrator), Mr Ramnaik Y (CWC Chairperson,
Davangere), Mr Kotresh (Coordinator, Childline Project), Mr Manjunath B (State
Coordinator, CREAM Project) and Mr Sunil H (Coordinator, Open Shelter Project) were
guests of honour. The programme started with paying floral tribute to Gandhiji by the
student representatives. The speeches by the guests included a life sketch of Gandhiji
and the listeners were exhorted to make Gandhi their role model. While stressing on the
immeasurable contributions he made to the country they spoke about the values he
held high. As part of the celebration a swach shramadan also was organized to help the
children in cultivating the habit of cleanliness. The children and the staff pledged to be a
part of the cleanliness drive of the country and took part actively in the shramadan. The
whole programme ended with lunch at 01:00 pm.
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