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Small Windows of Opportunity:
The Opportunity "To Be a Kid"

Windows of the Play House at the Doner Cafe

Thanks to their personal sponsors, some children have the opportunity, a couple times of year, to leave the confines of the orphanage for a few hours and experience other aspects of life. The Doner Cafe is where many "outings" take place. It is very "kid-friendly". With its small play area that consists of a couple of coin (tenge)-operated game machines and rides; it is the closest thing there is to "Chuck E Cheese" in Petropavlovsk. It even has pizza too! (Kazakhstan's version of pizzas--but still pizza!)

For most children, their first outing to the Doner cafe is usually the first time ever in a restaurant. They are fascinated and sometimes even overwhelmed by the food "choices". Having the opportunity to "choose" what they would like to eat is a new experience for them.

The small play area there gives the children the opportunity to "play" and be a kid. As you can see in the photos, children of all ages, from young to older teens, have fun in the play area. For a few minutes they can forget about the difficulties of their lives and be a kid!

If you are interested in providing an outing for a child, please contact us:
antares.foundation@yahoo.com

Thank you to the sponsors who provide funds for "outings" for their sponsored children!
You can see how much they enjoy this!

Thought we would continue with the "windows" theme today. The previous post was about the need for new window panes at the orphanage. (If you have not read that post yet, please continue scrolling down when you finish reading this one.)