by Uzair Bakhtiar
NCSC kept its torch burning as it hosted the first orphanage visit of the academic year. The evergreen yet still criminally overlooked Aghosh Al-Khidmat was the destination and it’s safe to say that the club knows every corner of it.
The high-spirited volunteers gathered in the SEECS parking early last Saturday and set off on their merry way. The destination was far, it always is, but time sure flies when you’re having fun and not even the heat or traffic could dampen the mood. The club arrived an hour later and were welcomed gleefully by the sparky-eyed children. The love of children is unparalleled to everything else as it only grows over time.
This time around, the club came up with new activities to woo the children over. For the first activity, the children were divided into two groups. Each group rolled a mammoth dice that was prepared specifically for this activity. The competitivity of the children was on show as they left no stone unturned in trying to win the game. For the other activity, the children immersed themselves in the art of Origami and they were taught how to make enchantingly cute paper frogs.
The adrenaline rush soon kicked in as the skittish children started running in search of pastures anew. Soon, each volunteer had a cute little kid resting casually on their shoulder. The kids had found a new obsession, ‘piggyback rides’.
For the final activity, all the children were gathered in the hallway where they curiously looked on as the magic twirled right before their own eyes. A model volcano was assembled using household chemicals and a plethora of colors, which when erupted fervidly left the children in awe. This activity instilled the enormity of science into the brains of the children who were visibly clueless.
Soon enough, it was time to say goodbye. The volunteers left with a heavy heart but knowing that they ignited a spark of joy that could never be extinguished.
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