This past weekend Yayasan Cow Kit had their annual sports
day. It was pretty much a big field day
and brought up some good memories from my childhood. It lasted pretty much all morning and into the
afternoon. All of the kids were divided
up into four different teams: the red squirrels, blue pandas, orange cats, and
green eagles. So there would be no
confusion all of the kids were given team shirts. The staff and other volunteers also received shirts,
and the color chosen for them was pink.
I was a little skeptical of the color but the shirt was way to awesome
not to wear.
The games kicked off with a parade for the teams to all
assemble in front of the crowd of parents and others that came out to view the
day. The kids were all excited and full
of energy as they walked around the field to where the opening would take
place. As the opening ceremony came to a
close they walked to the team tents and got ready for the start of the
events. Food and water was brought to
the tents so the kids could eat and drink as they needed. The majority of the events were different
relays so there was some running and of course the silly relays that we all
love. A really awesome surprise was when
the volunteers were split into four groups of 12 and a tug of war competition happened. It was a nice break for the kids and a great
way to keep the volunteers involved. Sadly my team came in second after
fighting hard to gain the win.
As the games came to a close they ended with games for the
staff members of YCK, and again I found myself in a tug of war match. This time my team of staff members beat the
others so it was a great victory. After
all of this the closing began. All of
the winning team was announced and the kids that competed came forward to
accept their medals. After all of the
medals and other prizes were given out the moment came to announce the overall
winning team. The red squirrels came in
first overall and the team erupted with excitement after hearing this news.
With that sports day came to a close and the clean up began.
With all of the volunteers helping it didn't take long, and I headed home for a
much needed shower and nap from being in the sun from 8am to 2 pm. It was a great day spent playing in God's creation.