Sports Day

If you had passed by or visited the Safa Park at Al Quoz on the 24th of March’09, you would definitely have noticed the buzz and commotion there for the entire day. Vibrant athletes from almost 15 of the best hotels in Dubai had gathered that day for supporting a good cause.
Yes! I am speaking of the Fun Sports Activity organized by HR Network of Dubai, a rally to fight against Tuberculosis and support the people affected by it. Sports such as football, basketball, fun relays, obstacle course, maze run, etc. were a part but with a slight twist to them. Hence, Fun Sports!

The long and exciting day began around 08:30 am and ended by 06:00 pm. Jebel Ali Intl. Hotels as well sent in their best few, who eventually gave all the other hotels the run for their fun....
We started off the event with the cheerleading competition. Whaaaat a blaaasst! The energy generated got your blood pumping and made you wanna shout louder than the others. Moving on, football was played with a rugby ball, basketball had to be played wearing a pirate’s eye patch and volleyball had two team members tied to each other by their hips. Each team had at
least two female members for each game. There was also maze run, jigsaw and relays. We had carried sandwiches and drinks with us from morning itself. The lunch was brought in later by Abela. Parcels of packed food with roast chicken, fish fillets and rice. Hmmm ...that felt like we were supporting a cause right? I know what you must be thinking, hey, it was good. Oh, and lets not forget the really tasty carrot cake guys. That made the palette feel good. So now that the day had come to an end it was time for the awards. Yeah, the time we were all looking forward to all day. Plaques of appreciation were handed out to each participating hotel and each of us was given a medal. And of course who else could be the winners of the entire series but Jebel Ali International Hotels who were awarded the Champion Trophy! It said “If you take on JAIH....you’re going down”. Just kidding ...actually not really! So glad to know that there are people still supporting such good causes. I am very happy to be a part of the team to support it
and looking forward for many more to come.