Children’s Day Celebration: NGO partners Boss Hotels & Suites, organises funfair for children in Ilasamaja
By Damilola Kushimo
Children in Ilasamaja Community, Isolo LCDA, were given a memorable fete on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day celebration.
The funfair as organized by Boss Hotels and Suites in partnership with Wazobia Foundation within the hotel premises in Oseni Asoro area of the community had in attendance over 300 children from the neighbourhood.
May 27 of every year is a day set aside in Nigeria to commemorate and celebrate with children and according to the manager of the hotel Mr Peter Onah-Moses, the fete is one of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities.
Moses explained that the celebration became more important for the company out of its much belief in the future leaders.
His words: “Although our hotel is new in the locality as it’s just 6 months old, we understand the importance of CSR to our host community and we see this year’s children’s day anniversary as a way of giving back to the community most especially because the children are the leaders of tomorrow. We realised that more love and support needs to be shown to them, hence the need for our partnership with Wazobia Foundation for the project.”
He explained that the big party is also to encourage parents in the locality on the need to celebrate their children and instil great confidence in them about pursuing their dreams in life.
He explained that more than N300,000 was expended on the project and the hotel plans to have a foundation for children and also hopes to make the children’s day celebration one of its yearly activities.
Also speaking the founder of Wazobia Foundation, Mrs. Georgina Eigbe explained that the celebration was necessary in order to cater for the regular absence of fun for the children in the area on a day like this.
Some of the highlights of the party include bouncing castle, face painting, dancing competitions, distribution of gift items distribution as well as food and drinks.
Speaking with some of the children most of which could not express their excitement, David Uzoma appreciated the company for organizing the funfair stressing that such hasn’t been held in the neighbourhood before.
“I feel happy about the party, it’s the first of its kind in our area and we are happy about it. We had a lot of fun today. God will bless Boss Hotels and Suites they will continue to keep flourishing.”
“I am happy about the party, it was fun-filled I enjoyed myself and that’s what we want,” said Blessing Akaninyeneudo.
