SPC & Team Jiva celebrated Meghalaya’s Golden Jubilee with 300 children

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJanuary 22, 2022

Extending the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Meghalaya Statehood Day to the less fortunate citizens of the State, the Team Jiva and the Shillong Press Club jointly distributed 300 lunch packets to 14 CCIs (Child Care Institutions) run by the government and registered NGOs in and around Shillong on Saturday.

Out of the 14 CCIs, nine are managed by Social Welfare Department and are located at a sprawling campus in Mawkasiang, New Shillong. They included Observation Home for Boys and Girls separately, Special Home for Boys and Girls separately, Childrens Home for Boys and Girls separately, Special Unit for Children with Special Needs (Boys and Girls separately) and a Shelter Home for Girls.

The remaining five are run by different NGOs namely Lawei Baphyrnai Childrens Home for Boys (Langkyrding), Lawei Baphyrnai Childrens Home for Girls (Mawklot), Meghalaya Hindu Mission Home for Boys (Lower Mawprem), William Lewis Boy’s Home, (Mission Compound) and AW Thomas Girls’ Home, (Jaiaw). In all over 300 packets were handed over to the various supervisors of the different homes and residents.

Two teams were put into service for the purpose. Team 1 consisting of 4 crew members was led by KR Bhattacharjee, Sr. Manager, Team 2 was headed by Raj Nischal, Assistant Manager, Team Jiva.

Appreciating the noble gesture of Team Jiva, President David Laitphlang said, “We felt that we owe it to all our elders who marched in Shillong’s streets 50 years ago to give us this freedom and hence we felt that since no one was reaching out wed give it a try and ‘Boom’ it worked,” adding, “Who knows perhaps someone in an old age home somewhere in the state was a vibrant youth dancing in glee 50 years ago.

Superintendents Rimi Dkhar thanked SPC and Team Jiva for their visit. “We did not expect this, thank you for the surprise. I never thought we would celebrate Meghalaya Day like this, the boys and girls and the mothers and fathers (caretakers/supervisors) too are so excited. This kind of outreach sometimes is of great support to our residents here.”

On Monday, SPC and Team Jiva will hand over some dry rations to Mercy Home in Demthring, Shillong since the inmates have stopped taking food from outside the Home after the onset of the pandemic.