New Delhi   

A new school to be set up for disadvantaged children

- Photo: Sandeep Saxena

Thought for the day: Women dressed as fairies entertaining special children during Happy Day celebrations at the British High Commissioner’s residence in New Delhi on Monday.

NEW DELHI: To bring a smile on the faces of underprivileged, differently-abled and orphaned children, G4S, a world leader in security solutions, organised a special ceremony at the British High Commission here on Monday.

To celebrate “Happy Day” festivities that revolve round an imaginary theme of fairyland, wonderland or dreamland, David Hudson, Regional President of G4S North Africa, Middle East and South Asia, announced establishment of a school for the disadvantaged children at Pappankalan that will provide free education, food and uniforms to help 300 disoriented children whose parents were out to earn daily wages doing laborious work.

The children will be enrolled from slum clusters in and around that area. The management of the school will be entrusted to the Hope Foundation.

The celebrations included a dream venue, “Happyland-2008”, featuring a chocolate garden, a treasure hunt, an adaptation of snakes and ladders, an enactment of the fairytale Cinderella and stories from “Panchatantra”.

Former India cricket captain Nawab of Pataudi was the guest of honour.

Stating that “Happy Day” was conceived with children in mind, Mr. Hudson said: “It is the intention of G4S employees to bring joy and happiness to disadvantaged children. It is our way of repaying the community that we live in and helping those who are less fortunate. Happy Day is being celebrated across 26 countries, spanning North Africa to South East Asia.”

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

India and Hungary through each other’s eyes
The dilemma called euthanasia
Pact signed on use of HIV treatment drug
Court asked to hear poll petition afresh
Man arrested for cheating banks
Divine music
Rally against female foeticide today
A new school to be set up for disadvantaged children
New president for Kannada Sammelana
Woman gets relief from court
20 peacocks allegedly electrocuted
Memorandum to Vice-Chancellor
Congress, BJP concerned over rise of BSP in Delhi
High Court to take up petition against Ansals
CBI files status report in High Court
Manas park gets another one-horned rhino
Kidnapped child rescued
Four arrested on murder charges
Three young men die in building collapse
Three Nepalese held
Man crushed to death by DTC bus
Emergency landing due to engine trouble
No let-up in Delhi’s water crisis
Class X Social Science paper evokes mixed response
Mukarba Chowk slip roads opened
Supreme Court extends ‘status quo’ order
PIL in Supreme Court: how was 60,000-crore waiver arrived at?
Loan waiver: “worst affected farmers rendered ineligible”
In the capital today

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu