Samar Yahya
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Princess Hussa Bint Khaled Social Development Center, a subsidiary of the Al-Faisalya Women Welfare Society, organized a ceremony celebrating Arab Orphans Day recently.
This year the “Love Meeting” celebration came as an opportunity to unite sponsors with orphans in a family celebration characterized by a warm atmosphere.
"Love Meeting" is an annual celebration that aims to spread happiness among orphans and give sponsors the opportunity to mingle with the children they help.
The center held the celebration in the Donia Banat club for girls and held educational and entertaining workshops and handed out free gifts presented from Toys R Us for the third year in a row.
Khairiah Rahimy, president of the center, said the organization is keen to arrange this annual meeting and that she is happy to be with the girls and share in their joy.
Rahimy said: “We are keen to gather girls with their sponsors to spread a family atmosphere.”
She praised Donia Banat, sponsors, volunteers and everyone else who participated in the celebration.
The Princess Hussa Bint Khaled Social Development Center was founded in 1976, providing services for poor families, low-income families, families of prisoners, widows, divorcees, orphans, sick and the disabled.