National Children's Day

National Children's Day

JAKARTA (JP): Some 4,000 children and 400 chaperons are
expected to attend a ceremony to commemorate National Children's
Day on Sunday at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta,
organizers said.

The organizing committee's chairman, Rusli Wolfman, said in a
written statement: "The venue of the ceremony was earlier
scheduled to be the State Palace."

Rusli gave no explanation for the change of venue.

"The ceremony is intended to arouse the spirit of children and
youths to pursue their education and also to encourage them to
have a better mentality and personality," he added.

Rusli said the celebration has been highlighted by various
activities during July aimed at children, such as sports
tournaments and visiting less-fortunate children.

"We have presented, for example, school equipment and staple
foodstuffs to 200 children on July 15. We also organized a trip
to Carita marine resort, West Java, for 200 children on July 13
and 14," he said.

"We will also organize ceremonies at mayoralty level. Children
of North Jakarta, for example, will attend a ceremony at Ancol
Dreamland, while children from South Jakarta will hold a ceremony
at Ragunan Zoo." (nvn)