Big Dreams come true.
With the support of many.
An OUTDOOR STAGE & GATHERING SPACE was set up for the the senior ones in Poor Home, which is an old age home at Westhill. The idea is to create a space for the inmates here to gather, interact & relax in the shade of trees and greenery around.
The plan was to construct a stage here of size 20 ft x 12 ft & 9 benches of 6 ft in front of it so that when other NGOs & school students come here to visit the inmates, they can perform cultural programmes & also organize games & other recreational activities for them. We will also be arranging a small garden here so that this space becomes beautiful & peaceful.
> It took 4 weeks of mason work to set up all these. The labour charges for the mason work will be met with the amount shared by Jinu from Abudhabi.
> Close to 1400 solid bricks were used to set up 9 benches, stage and the fence around. Four & half loads of these solid bricks were bought for the joy of Nimna from USA.
> The M-Sand & Gravel for the mason work were purchased with the amount shared by Subha from Bangalore.
> The P-Sand for the plastering work was purchased for the joy of Amitha from Doha.
> The cement for the mason work was purchased with the amount shared by Fincy from Sharjah.
> The cement for the plastering work was purchased for the joy of Jaison Joseph from Kollam.
> Granite tiles were paved over the benches, fence and the basement of a tree. The granite tiles for the 9 benches were bought for the joy of Jithesh from Kannur.
> The granite tiles for the 50 meter long fence were bought with the amount shared by Vyshali from Chicago, USA.
> The granite tiles for the basement of the tree within the plot were bought for the joy of Muralidharan from Kannur.
> The entire stage of size 20 ft x 12 ft is being paved with vitrified tiles of matte finish so as to ensure that the stage is slip resistant. The tiles with antique look & feel were bought for the joy of Aditi mol from London & Salu from Kozhikode.
> The labour charges for paving tiles on the stage and also for the benches & fence were met for the joy of Raghu from USA.
> The granite moulding & engraving charges were met with the amount shared by Nimna from USA.
> The labour charge for the mason work to set up the fence was met for the joy of Rinnet from Ernakulam.
> The mason work for constructing the big wall behind the stage was done with the amount shared by Amitha from Qatar.
> The labour charges for setting up a basement for a tree in this plot and also that for ground leveling were met for the joy of Varsha from New Delhi.
> The cost of the paint & labour charges for the painting were met with the amount shared to celebrate the first birthday of Jagan mon from Kozhikode.
It took 4 weeks of continous work to complete the special project for the senior ones at Poor Home, the old age home at Westhill. And as targeted, we were in a position to celebrate the 6th anniversary of Arm of Joy by handing over this serene space for the inmates. Smt. Vishalakshi Amma, the seniormost mother at this old age home inaugurated ‘Anandavanam – the park of Joy’ by lighting a lamp on 28th January 2021.
Sri. Ashokan T.A (Manager, Poor Home) & Sri. Valsaraj K. (Secretary, Poor Home) were also present on the occasion. Sri. Ranjith V.R. (music teacher of St. Michael’s school) rendered an old malayalam song as the first cultural programme on this stage.
