A SMART ROOM was set up for the boys of Free Birds Open Shelter Home. The idea was to convert the Reading Room which we had renovated 3 years ago into a multi utility space with the following facilities.
- Library with a big book shelf and plenty of books.
- Home Theater system with 5.1 surround speakers for kids to watch movies and TV.
- Provisions for Multi media facilities like Computer, Projector etc
- Seating arrangement in U shape so that interactive sessions for personality development and others can be organized here.
> The work of re-plastering of walls was done with the amount shared by Shermina from Dubai, who wanted to do something for the better standard of living in an orphanage.
> The tiles to be fixed on the walls of the Smart Room were bought for the joy of Vimal from Kozhikode.
> Wall tiling was done to ensure that the walls never get ugly & unhygienic, and thus remain maintenance free for years to come. The labour charges & the material cost of cement, sand etc were met with the amount shared by Amitha from Qatar, on the occasion of her birthday.
> A group of friends who did their graduation in the 2007 batch of NSS College, Chalappuram, had organized a reunion in December 2018. At that time they contacted us to do something meaningful, so that their reunion would remain as a beautiful memory for a long time. With the amount shared by them, we bought LED panel lights which can make the SMART ROOM of Free Birds Open Shelter Home for Boys, as bright as possible. Kids are now able to read well when they sit there during their study hours & the brighter ambiance will surely make them feel so positive.
> The material & labour cost for the electrical rewiring met with the amount shared in the name of Aaradhya mol from Singapore who is celebrating her first birthday on 25th January 2019.
> Four beautiful wall fans were bought for the comfort of kids when they spend time here. These were bought for the joy of Raghu from Ohio, USA.
> Two grill doors were fixed to ensure safety of the kids & also to allow free circulation of air to the room where kids will be spending so much of time to read books & also watch movies. This was done for the joy of Amitha from Doha, Qatar.
> We also arranged strong & good looking benches & desks for the SMART ROOM. We had given order for manufacturing 8 benches & 7 desks in metal few months ago as per the wish of Devi from California, USA. Now more than 30 kids can sit in the SMART ROOM at a time when personality development classes & other interactive sessions are organised here. Windows, doors & other fabrication work of the room were also done with the amount shared by Devi.
> Plenty of books came to our address through amazon, to be added to the library that we are incorporating in the SMART ROOM at Free Birds Open Shelter Home for Boys. All these books worth more than Rs.20,000/- were shared for the joy of Dhruv mon & Advith mon from Bangalore, in order to ensure that the library at Free Birds is so rich with wide variety of books.
> We also made a special Book Shelf which was fixed on the wall of SMART ROOM. The shelf which can contain hundreds of books, was made to order as per the wish of Vyshali from Chicago, USA, who wanted to join hands for a good cause on the occasion of her house warming ceremony.
> We wanted to provide a permanent theatre experience for the boys of Free Birds & hence a big Android Smart TV of 50 inch size was fixed on the wall. Also a 5.1 Surround system was assembled which would ensure a great sound experience while the kids watch movies in this room. The theatre set up was done for the joy of Shermina from Dubai.
> We also made a beautiful cupboard for all the multimedia accessories. Computer, DVD player, Set-top box, Modem etc can be conveniently kept here. This was done to celebrate the birthday of Maanav from Sharjah, UAE.
> The entire material cost & labour charges for painting were met with the amount shared by Amitha from Doha, Qatar.
> The various decorative works to create a joyful ambience for inspiring children were done for the joy of Shelina from Kozhikode.
> The cost for the transportation of various materials in Good auto during the entire project period & also other miscellaneous expenditure were met for the joy of Rajesh K.J.
The Smart Room was inaugurated by the kids on the 4th anniversary of Arm of Joy on 28th January 2019.