Little angels carry message of charity

NO WAY that they are not to be angels, they are and always will be. 20 kids.no.. 20 angels of the Angels Club, Lourdepuram, had a noble cause to celebrate Onam this year too. They took out a procession Maveliyum Prajayum around the corners of Lourdepuram at East Fort on Thiruvonam day collecting Rs 10,000. They donated the money to the 'Oru Kavil Kanji' programme, an initiative by Jubilee Mission Hospital to feed the poor. Formed in 2006, the club has around 20 members aged between 5 and 15. For five years, they have been fancy dressing as Santaclaus and Maveli during Christmas and Onam for collecting money to poor and bedridden patients. In the last two years, they donated money for kidney patients. This time, they will donate it to the poor. "We follow Devassiatan, who is a mentor and adviser of our club," said club secretary Christin Sunny. A Lourdepuram resident, OK Davassey, currently the treasurer of Thrissur Football Association, fuels up the kids for such a noble cause. They hold meetings at their homes to take decisions on the club activities. Children print and distribute a leaflet before Onam and Christmas. They take out processions in advance to inform the public about their mission. The households are happy to co-operate with them by giving money. "Each family will have at least a hundred rupee note in store for the club," adds Christin. When festivals have been reduced to mere occasions for liquor consumption, the path adopted by these children is praiseworthy. They seem to be the real representatives of the bygone era of Mahabali.