Don Bosco Tech Punalur celebrated the Feast of St. Don Bosco on 30th Jan 2021. The program began with a prayer song by our student Miss Arya Raj A R at 11:00 am. Miss Glory Mol gave the introductory speech. Staff members, 28 students, and their parents took part in it.
Mrs. Gracy Francis, English trainer welcomed the gathering. Fr. Johnson Joseph, the centre in charge in his presidential address spoke about St. Don Bosco. He state that Don Bsoco was born at a time when people were going through hard times due to great shortage of employment opportunity and famine. He looked for jobs for the unemployed youth. He worked for the welfare of the youth and downtrodden. Some of the boys helped by Don Bosco decided to work for the abandoned boys. This was the origin of the Salesian congregation in 1859. Numerous boys and adult helpers were connected to his “Preventive System of Education”based on reason, religion, and kindness. He believed that boys must not only be loved but know that they are loved.
There was a short entertainment program about Don Bosco and his dreams by the students. The programs and talks added more color to the event.Centre Co-ordinator Mrs. Geethu Angel Bosco said that our motto is “Serve the Lord” with gladness and our Feast day is the perfect opportunity to show this.
Mrs. Geethu proposed the Vote of thanks and lastly, we paid tribute to Don Bosco while singing a hymn to him. The celebration came to an end by 1:00 pm