THE National Park came alive Sunday last with 400 happy children running around, skipping, jumping and having a jolly time, thanks to the Save Abee Foundation.
The children, who were drawn from 18 orphanages and homes from across Guyana, were treated to free snacks, a lunch with drinks, popcorn and other goodies and live performances from well-known cartoon and Disney characters such as Elsa, Batman, Spiderman, Superman and the dancing Christmas tree, among others.

When this publication visited the park, the characters were seen mingling, taking photos and playing with the children were who eager to see them.

The children also enjoyed free rides on the Ferris wheel, Mary-go-round, bouncy castle, trampoline, and played lots of games where they won prizes.

Glennis Norton, the owner of one of the homes, ‘A Sanctuary’, said she was happy to have brought the children out and was thankful for the gifts and other services they received. She said her home has 11 children and is located on the Soesdyke- Linden Highway.
According to one of the team members of Abbas Hamid, the organisation began hosting the orphan parties some six years ago.

The charity was inspired to host a general party this year after observing the children longed for an outdoor party.

“This is the sixth year we are doing this, usually we would have two separate activities, one in Berbice and one in Georgetown but after realising that some of the children has never left the village or town where they are from, we decided to bring them out so that they can have that experience of travelling Guyana as well. So maybe next year we will take the Georgetown kids to Berbice,” he said.

The event concluded in the afternoon with a concert that featured popular chutney artiste, Terry Gajraj and others.

Save Abee Foundation seeks to provide education to the children of Guyana and give them the future life-skills needed to build a more positive future for them and their community. Each of the orphanages will receive a laptop from the Foundation, a non-profit organisation (NPO) registered in the US, Canada and Guyana.