Our first Batti of team meeting was exciting as it was the first time the whole team had met together. Ross from Calthorpe Park spoke about The group and two of the students spoke about their preparations over the last year and it was especially moving to note how the students realised over this time of preparation how they had grown. heather spoke about the preparation of team two and especially how the team had grown to know each other. she also spoke about how their preparations had included rallying other organisations e.g. 750 teddies have been knitted by groups all over the country so that each child can receive a teddy. Jenny spoke as a trustee and thanked everyone for their work.
Dilanee spoke about how the charity started after the Tsunami when she visited Sri Lanka and visited the site of a children's home where all 220 children had died. She read the beautiful and very poignant poem that she wrote at the time which moved me to tears as it expressed all her emotions and feelings that she had at that moment in time and from that Ocean stars was born. We sang a the Ocean stars song.
The CP children will visit Two Secondary schools. A Teacher from one of the schools spoke about Batti Lagoon school which was established in 1871, the school was really affected by the Tsunami which really affected the children physically and emotionally and the support they receive is much appreciated. I feel so privileged and humbled to be part of the team this year and to play a very small part in the lives of the beautiful children we met and the development of the work of OST.
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