Om Sharavanabhava!
On the 8th
August, it was a great pleasure and blessing that the OSBM Youth Wing were able
to spend a whole day with Swami and other devotees in a fun-filled sports day.
The sports day consisted of many activities, some of which were even led by
Swami himself, for all ages of both genders. For example, some of the
activities included ‘Lemon and Spoon’ races, cricket, rounders, netball and
football.
We began
the day by singing the National Anthem as Swami hoisted the British Flag. Encouraging
speeches were then given by Swami himself, along with important members in the
community like the Mayor, reminding us to that the most important thing about
Sports Day was to ‘have fun’.
Children
and parents were all very keen and excited to take part in the activities that
had been planned for them. With the rest of the devotees, the OSBM Youth Wing
also participated in the sports day. Girls won a few games of netball and even
played with the older women in their netball games. It was a great feeling to
see everyone getting involved including the adults. The boys had also taken
part in football games, representing the OSBM Youth Wing. This portrayed how
important inclusion is.
Whilst taking
part in the sports, a few members of the Youth Wing also kindly helped sell
food at the canteen and some were even selling sweets to help raise money.
Everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves, which was the aim of the day! It was an exciting
experience for me and it is definitely an occasion for us all to look forward
to every year!
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