ALSO DISTRIBUTES BLANKETS, SWEATERS AMONG STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS
SAYS THESE SPECIAL STUDENTS ARE INTEGRAL PART OF OUR SOCIETY, BATS FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION TOWARDS THEM
Jalandhar, November 3 2021
Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori today celebrated the festival of Diwali with the specially able children of the Red Cross Deaf and Dumb School and Prayaas School at Maqsoodan.
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The Deputy Commissioner, who spent around an hour at the school with the children, distributed sweets to them and enquired about their progress from the school management. He also joined the students in vrious activities to mark the auspicious occasion of Diwali.
Thori also congratulated the teachers and students on this solemn occasion.
The deputy commissioner said that Diwali is the festival of lights, which is celebrated across the country with fervour and charm.
He said that keeping in view the immense significance of this festival he has decided to personally visit this school to share the joy of this festival with these students.
Meanwhile, the DC also celebrated festivities of Deepawali with the inmates of Red Cross Senior Citizens’ Home, who were also present on the occasion. He also distributed blanket, sweaters and sweets among students and senior citizens besides reiterating administration’s commitment to providing best possible help to these institutions for the betterment of weaker sections.
He also expressed hope that the festival would bring a lot of joy and happiness in the lives of these students. He said that such special students are integral part of our society and do wonders in life if dealt with love and affection. Thori also assured fulsome support and cooperation to the Red Cross Society for the smooth functioning of this school, which was serving the mankind in right earnest, adding that no stone would be left unturned for empowering these specially abled students by imparting quality education to them.
On the occasion, Secretary Red Cross Inderdev Minhas and others were also present.