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LULU  Mall
                         Lulu Mall, the largest shopping mall of India is the most visited place for leisure and
                          entertainment.Even though taking elderly people to mall for a tour is a matter of
                             surprise, they were ready and willing for the visit.The highlighted member of the
                                group was a 'young' grandmother of 94 years.
                                   A big thanks to Mr. M.A.Yousuf Ali , Managing Director of Lulu Mall
                                      ,for making the centre so age friendly. Mr.Shibhu , the Marketing Head of
                                         Lulu Mall, wholeheartedly welcomed the group with a bright smile. He
                                           and his staff s cooperation made the visit a blissful memory to cherish
                                            it forever. Staffs welcomed the distinguished visitors of the day with
                                              a flower and twinkling smile. Kids indoor trains were reserved
                                               exclusively for them , the train journey made the elderly people
                                                feel special. They went to each and every outlet, every where
                                                  they  where  welcomed  and  treated  well.  The  highlighted
                                                   member of the group was a 'young' grandmother of 94 years.
                                                    Her  innocent  smile  and  excitement    caught  everyone's
                                                    attention.  Food  was  served  by  an  outlet  of  Lulu.
                                                    A day well spent for all the elderly people and the  student
                                                    volunteers of Sh college who assisted them .


                                                             " I have seen these sliding stairs ( escalators)

                                                       colourful gleaming lights (chandelier) food out let's
                                                      and rides in movies , but seeing them in real is like a
                                                                                            dream come true "

                                                                                                  - Prabhakaran

                                                   so true his statement, the 84year old had never seen all
                                                  these before even though he is a localite of Kaloor,  just a few
                                                 kms away from  the  largest mall.

                                               TOUR2


                                                        "  There is no giant step that does it
                                                                    It's a lot of little steps  ".


                                       Well , the second tour was a step closer to their ultimate goal . The tour
                                                          destination  was  Cherayi  Beach  on  the  day  of
                                                          Diwali....

                                                          This day , a group of around 59 elderly people from
                                                          Network  locality  gathered  at  Marine  Drive..  Even
                                                          though destination was  Cherayi beach , honourable
                                                          MLA  Eldose  Kunnampally  suggested  Boating  in
                                                          marine drive and  then trip to Cherayi.
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