The weather tried but nothing could dampen the spirits of the children who attended President Kangaloo’s first Children’s Christmas Party on Wednesday.
Their Excellencies Christine Carla Kangaloo O.R.T.T., President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Kerwyn Garcia SC, First Gentleman, welcomed some 300 children from various primary and special schools in the area to the East Lawn at The President’s House for some festive fun.
And did those kids have fun! They drove pedal go-karts, got their faces painted, rode horses, zoomed down a giant slide and jumped furiously in the bouncy castle. They had lots to eat and drink too, from hot dogs and hamburgers to pizza and fried chicken, with popcorn, ice cream and juices.
The children, all physically or developmentally aged between 7 and 10 came from:
• Autism Support Network Trinidad and Tobago
• Belmont Girls R.C. Primary School
• Belmont Government Primary School
• Cascade School for the Deaf
• Down’s Syndrome Family Network
• Immortelle Learning Centre
• Melville Memorial Girls Anglican Primary School
• Our Lady of Assumption Boissiere R.C. Primary School
• St. Ann’s R.C. Primary School
• St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican Primary School
• Wharton Patrick School
It was Her Excellency’s goal to share some festive fun with as many kids as she could accommodate on the grounds of President’s House. And, judging by the satisfied smiles on the kid’s faces, it was mission accomplished!
