Tulu Koota Kuwait organises funfilled Family Picnic 2013

By John V Tauro
Bellevision Media Network

Kuwait, 16 Feb 2013: TuLu Koota Kuwait Family Picnic 2013 was held on Friday, 15 February 2013 at the Mishref Gardens and as always was a grand success.

 

The Picnic was inaugurated with hoisting of the Tulu Koota Kuwait Flag, releasing balloons and white dove as a significance of peace.  A Grand March past was followed by four Teams, Koti Chennaya, Bappa Baeri, Jaya Vijaya, Dev Poonja led by the Tulu Koota Kuwait Leader, while the TKK cheer girls and cheer boys cheered them all the way. The President, Mr. Ramesh Kidiyoor in his opening speech asked everyone to enjoy the Family picnic with a spirit of sportsmanship.

 

The games started off with small children under 4 playing passing the cap and ribbon games while children from 4 to 6 played ball race and frog race. Children above 6 to 10 played lagori and bunny rabbit race, while children above 10 to 15 years enjoyed games like one leg & back race, kutti onne, tonka & skipping race and lemon in the pot.

 

 

Ladies enjoyed the Blind walk race, kodapana race, breaking the pot, shot put, while Gents played pampu dantuna, breaking the pot, shot put. Couples played couple cricket and rock n roll, while seniors loved playing musical chair and passing the tender coconut. There were also games like Housi Housi, Govinda and Quiz open to all.  The Vice President, Mr. Tharendra Shettigar, conducted a tough Tulu Quiz leaving the audience for more.

 

The Throwball tournament for Ladies was won by Al Rathat and the runners up were Udupi Friends. Kabbadi tournament for men was won by Navachetna B while the runners up were Navachetna A. Volleyball tournament was won by Noronha Group and the runners up were Salmiya Friends.

 

The Grand raffle draw that was held at the conclusion of the event continued to interest one and all with the exciting prizes after which the General Secretary, Mr. Wilson D’Souza gave out a Vote of Thanks.

 

The event was beautifully hosted by Suresh Salian, Shalini Vijay, Ramesh Bhandary and Sushma Bangera. Banana Leaf organized a Tasty Breakfast and a scrumptious lunch was set by Avanti Palace. Lightings and sound was arranged by Anand Illuminations. The success of the event is owed to the wholehearted support of all the committee members, who toiled day and night to achieve their target.