Miles of Smiles

The project “Miles of Smiles” was initiated under the category of “spotlight on children”. This project is implemented in three phases in order to address the needs of three identified categories of underprivileged children who are facing various social issues in today’s society. Namely; orphaned children, street children and children who are deprived of basic needs.

The three phases in which the project will be implemented can be summarized as follows;

The first phase was conducted at St Josephs’ Child Development Center in Negambo on 6^th October 2018. We organized an art competition in the morning, conducted few games in the afternoon and finally a concert in the evening which included items presented by both our club members and the children from the orphanage. In addition to these events a morning snack and afternoon meal was provided.

The second phase of our project happened on the 28^th October 2018 around Colombo urban areas. Street children was the main focus of this phase and was implemented by providing street children with various necessities for their day to day living such as food, slippers, toys and other stationary items.

As the final phase of our project it is planned to conduct a medical camp at Sisilton Tamil Maha Vidyalaya, Balangoda on the third week of November.

“Admits the busy and mean society of ours are the hidden blossoms of our country that never bloom and are left to wither away. Whether they are orphans, street living children or children with minimal facilities they too deserve the right to a happy life. As the project name suggest we as Leos try our level best to make miles of smiles on the faces of these children who suffer due to the atrocities of today’s society.