Coloured Christmas

‘Coloured Christmas 2018’ is a first-of-its-kind Christmas Party organized by the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo held on the 17th of December at Vajira Sri Lama Niwasaya, Kotte, where an eventful evening filled with games, music and fun activities was shared with the resident children.

The main objective of the celebration was to bring the spirit and joy of Christmas to around 50 young children of the home, most of them from war torn families who were displaced during the conflict period.

Promotional activities regarding the project was set off a week prior to the project date, with the details

of the project being shared across social media to all Club members. Accordingly, the Club members were encouraged to contribute financially or otherwise to the project and were encouraged to take part actively on the project date.

First, games and fun activities were conducted for the resident children providing them an opportunity to spend some quality time and then a few entertainment items were carried out where the resident children

enjoyed singing and dancing alongside the Club members. At last gifts were distributed to each and every one of them in order to share the spirit of Christmas. Additionally, dry rations were donated to the Home with the surplus donations collected for the project.

Altogether, the organizing committee was successful in conducting an eventful Christmas celebration for the children of the Home, encouraging them to pursue their endeavours fruitfully and creating a proactive difference in their lives by sharing their life experiences with each other.