Over 900 children and some guests filled the auditorium of St Mary’s ICSE School to capacity on November 23, 2024, for the 20th Zochild Day celebrations which opened with hoisting of the national flag as well as the Zoroastrian Children’s Foundation (ZCF) flag. The welcome speech by Vispy Kapadia, founder chairman of ZCF was followed by the pledge to renew the tenets of our faith by all present, mentions a write-up on the event sent to Parsiana.
Top row, from l: identity tag; Vispy, Shiraz and Sanaya Kapadia;
2nd row: activities by children;
3rd row: organizing committee members at Zochild Day
Numerous items featuring song and dance, monajats and prayers, karate and self-defence, yoga and gymnastics by participants from several institutions were followed by the felicitation of achievers in various fields excluding academics. The ZCF acknowledged the largesse of donors and trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.
The event was compered by Behram Kapadia, while Sanaya Kapadia gave the vote of thanks. A fun fair with games, candy floss, popcorn stalls and mascots on the grounds was enjoyed by the young ones. After dinner the children went home, each with a goody bag. Tanaz and Sharukh Shroff of Team Adventure managed the logistics of the event along with committee member Kobad Kerawala. Zochild Day is devoted to the "care, compassion and commitment to the children of the Zoroastrian community,” the write-up concluded. S. V.