Drawing event and Awareness Programme on Healthy Living

Gold King Charitable Trust recently held a drawing event and awareness programme on healthy living on March 17, 2023, at St. Antony Hr. Sec. School in Kurusady. Participants included Ms. Anto AHM of the school, Ms. D. Cathrine Mary Director of Gold King Charitable Trust, Mr. Santhosh Kumar Volunteer of Gold King Charitable Trust, Ms. Amala Saraniya Coordinator of Ezhuvam Eyakkam, Kottar Social Service Society as Resource Person, staff members of St. Antony Hr. Sec. School, MSW trainees from Nanjil College Kaliyakkavilai, and students from classes 6-9.

During the event, Gold King Charitable Trust provided drawing materials such as chart paper, pencil, and eraser to the students and asked them to create drawings related to health and wellbeing in their community. Some students chose to draw about accidents or problems faced by older adults while others explored different aspects of healthy living.

In recognition of outstanding artwork created during the event, Mr.Santhosh Kumar Volunteer selected one of the best drawings from each class. Gold King Charitable Trust is proud to have organized this important educational initiative and looks forward to future collaborations with local schools in promoting healthy living for all members of our community!

As part of our health awareness programme, we were able to educate 60 children and 8 adults on the importance of healthy food choices. In particular, we focused on avoiding foods such as sugar, broiler chicken, parotta, and fast food that can increase the risk of cancer. We also emphasized the benefits of incorporating more greens, grams, rock salt, vegetables, fruits, and fish into their diets while limiting packaged food items. Our resource person provided guidance on exercise and the importance of a balanced diet to prevent diseases in life. To add some fun to the event, we hosted a Drawing competition related to healthy living where children were thrilled to create their artistic representations. Finally, we recognized those who drew outstanding pictures with color sketch pens from our director, HM (Head Mistress), resource person, and volunteer.