Billava Sangha Kuwait members feel blessed to have successfully organized the Family Picnic 2017 at the Fintas Gardens on 24th March 2017, a day when Kuwait had thunderstorms from the early morning. But the day was spared by the Rain God and the rain spell followed only after the members returned home after an eventful day in the Picnic.
BSK applauds its Sports Committee and the ground marking team who patiently waited at the venue since 5:30 am in the morning for the rains to stop so as to make preparations for the event. The event commenced as the sky got clear at 10:00 am, with a prayer rendered by the future generation, the BSK kids. It was followed by the flag hoisting, breaking of coconut by the President Raghu Poojary and a lighting of the torch by the Sports Committee that included Mr. Sandesh Amin, Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Mr. Dheeraj Salian, Mr. Sujith Kotian, Mr. Mithun Vishwanath, Mr. Avin Suvarna, Ms. Jyothi Sudhir and Ms. Ashwitha Surendra.
The picnic had fun elements for each and every age group. Small kids played musical chair, passing of the ball and ball in the basket, while the bigger kids enjoyed playing Cricket Ball throw, Javelin throw and Rabbit Race. The ladies competed to aim the Ring in the wicket and Sooji Dhara while the men Frog Raced and played Single wicket hit. The couples Raced with the Balloon and Raced feeding orange to their spouses. There were team games of Volleyball for men and Throw ball for ladies, while ladies and men both tried power of their strength in Tug of war. The breaking the pot had a twist with two people playing it blind folded and three legged. A game of housie-housie was also played with everyone trying their luck.
The picnic proved a platform to launch the 2017 Scholarship program, which was initiated by Billava Sangha Kuwait from the year 2016, in association with the Shree Guru Charitable Trust, Surathkal. BSK had given scholarship to 88 students in the last year and anticipate of continuing this charity this year as well with increased number of students.
The Breakfast for the event was sponsored by the sports secretary Mr. Sandesh Amin, Mineral water sponsored by Mr. Pradeep Kotian and delicious lunch was served by Mughal Tandoori
The event was concluded by the prize distribution, Vote of Thanks was given by the General Secretary Mr. Gautham Suvarna and the raffle winners names were announced. The picnic was beautifully hosted by Amarnath Suvarna and photographed by Sandeep Attavar.