Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust organised its annual Summer Camp 2016 for children and youth at Mt Roskill War Memorial from January 11 to 15.
This year, the event saw more than 105 participants between the age group of 6 and 14. The Summer Camp was inaugurated by the Education Chairperson BSCT, Ms Roopa Suchdev QSM, with a morning prayer. The days started with an energy-filled Bollywood aerobics session under the expert guidance of fitness instructor Ms Ella Kumar, which was followed by nutrition in the form of morning breakfast with milk.
The day began with a series of workshops and activities, which were pre-planned by a team of 20 volunteers and teachers. The day included regular nutrition breaks in the form of lunch, fruit and evening snack.
During these five fun-filled days, the children at the camp attended various workshops including personality development, nutrition, arts and crafts, dance, music and sports.
The organisations involved included Auckland Council, Smita Biswas from Auckland Libraries, BAPS Auckland, Hope and Health, SwarSadhna Music School and Kelly Sports.
On January 13, a picnic for the children to Ambury Farm was arranged, wherein the children enjoyed nature playing with friends and yummy Subways with chips and drinks.
Children also actively participated in various dance sequences and performed on the last day in front of their parents at the closing ceremony.