Day Started with regular exercise & prayers. In this, 63rd Week special guest from Gandigram, Shri. Sivakumar sir Managing Trustee of Gandhigram Trust along with Shri. Vincent Rajasekhar (Coordinator cum trainer) and 60 B.Ed. (NSS students) from Lakshmi college of education joined the event.

Gandhigram Trust and VAMA Trust jointly celebrated International Elder’s Day on September 30, 2023. On this special occasion, Lakshmi College of Education joined as a part of the National Service Scheme activity.

The NSS volunteers (Students) organised games, an interactive area, a proverb contest, and other activities as they were divided into five groups. They also shared their life experiences with the students. They participated actively, and the events mirrored their previous memories.

Students & elders collectively does lots of play fun activities & made the elder memories their childhood & adulthood age.

The Day was full of activity with full energy all around combination Youth & Older age people. This day VAMA motive of “Connecting Generation” was reflecting all around in Sailam. Few Students played MEAMS act on spreading awareness on “Say No to Alcoholic Consumption”, “Say No Drink & Drive”.

At 1.30 pm lunch – rice sambar aviyal pachadi and butter milk payasam and appalam was served to all. Keeping earlier instances, 130 lunch was ordered expecting that 180-190 people can eat without waste. Having more than 230 people around Vama team felt panic and prayed god to save. Great experience of serving the food without waste and no scarcity.
Thanks to Sree Annapurni who ensured that there was no shortage or wastage.

Vama team now fearless and confident to arrange such events more in the future. Avan arulaalavan taal vanangi –

அவன் அருளாலே அவன் தாள் வணங்கி”.

இறைவனை வணங்கவும் அவன் அருள் வேண்டும். எல்லோராலுமா முடிகிறது. எத்தனை தடைகள், எத்தனை சந்தேகங்கள்.

தாய்தடை என்றேன் பின்னர்த்
தாரமே தடைஎன்றேன் நான்
சேய்தடை என்றேன் இந்தச்
சிறுதடை எல்லாந் தீர்ந்தும்
தோய்தடைச் சிறியேன் இன்னுந்
துறந்திலேன் எனைத் தடுக்க
ஏய்தடை யாதோ எந்தாய்
என்செய்கேன் என்செய் கேனே.

Post Lunch, finally, the students took an oath to respect the elders and raise awareness about alcoholic consumption. Vama does awareness about substance abuse through various activities like: Awareness generation programmes.

At the end of day, Vama team thanked Sree Sivasailanathar and Sh. Sivakumar Sir, Sh. Balamurugan, Sh. Vincent and the great NSS students from Lakshmi college of education and all elders present and made the 63rd week of Sailathil Saturday Sangamam meaningful.