We are happy to share the details of the 116th week of the Saturday Sangamam, held on October 19th at our Sailam. More than 110 elders participated from our regular villages, and this week, we welcomed new beneficiaries from various locations. Ms. Suba and Ms. Gowsi conducted the event with a refreshing new concept.

The Sangamam began with a prayer song, expressing spiritual devotion. The prayer was sung by Mrs. Pushpam in her sweetest voice. Following this, Mrs. Lakshmi led the meditation session, which was followed by the elders. Upon completing the meditation, many felt a noticeable impact and mentioned feeling relieved from stress.

Afterward, the elders engaged in several activities. Word games and fun games were organized by volunteers Suba and Gowsi, and all the elders participated with great enthusiasm. At 11 AM, malt was distributed to energize the elders, allowing them to continue participating actively.

After the break, the elders took part in various physical activities, including running games, memory games, and mental activity games. These were introduced and conducted successfully. Following the physical activities, our elders, Mr. Lakshmanan, Mr. I Lakshmanan, Mr. Rengasamy, Mr. Arumugam, and Mrs. Lakshmi, conducted a debate. The topic was “Whether festival celebrations were better in earlier times or the present day”.

All the team members spoke thoughtfully, and the judge, Mr. Lakshmanan, concluded that festivals should be peaceful, considerate of people’s feelings, and helpful to others. The elders shared their experiences of past and present festival celebrations with their families.

During the lunch break, a delicious meal was served, consisting of rice, buttermilk curry, rasam, bottle gourd poriyal, raw banana poriyal, and coriander thuvayal. Everyone enjoyed the meal while chatting with their peers.

After lunch, the elders enthusiastically sang their favorite songs, posed riddles, and shared moral stories, which added to the joy of spending time together with their peers.

We would like to extend our thanks to the VAMA team members for their excellent arrangement