Kalei­do­scope Paints Lim­it­ed host­ed a Christ­mas event for or­phaned chil­dren at its San Juan com­pound on De­cem­ber 7.

The com­pa­ny wel­comed about 300 chil­dren from 14 homes and or­phan­ages across Trinidad. The event was held un­der the theme Colour Joy in­to Chil­dren’s Lives 2025.

The pro­gramme in­clud­ed ap­pear­ances by San­ta Claus, clowns and moko jumbies. Ac­tiv­i­ties in­clud­ed face paint­ing, a boun­cy cas­tle, parang mu­sic, a dunk tank, a mag­ic and pup­pet show, horse rid­ing and a pet­ting zoo pro­vid­ed by the Em­per­or Val­ley Zoo.

Chil­dren at­tend­ed with care­givers from the var­i­ous homes. Food items in­clud­ed ice cream, cakes, ap­ples and hot dogs. Chil­dren al­so re­ceived toys from San­ta and bal­loon an­i­mals.

Chief Ex­ec­u­tive Of­fi­cer Dale Par­son said the event formed part of the com­pa­ny’s an­nu­al Christ­mas out­reach.

“This cel­e­bra­tion is not just about gifts or en­ter­tain­ment; it is about re­mind­ing every child that they are cher­ished, val­ued, and loved,” said Chief Ex­ec­u­tive Of­fi­cer Dale Par­son, who al­so serves as Pres­i­dent of the Trinidad and To­ba­go Man­u­fac­tur­ers’ As­so­ci­a­tion. He said the com­pa­ny be­lieved joy shared dur­ing the event would have a last­ing im­pact.

Kalei­do­scope Paints Lim­it­ed said the ini­tia­tive was sup­port­ed by com­pa­ny staff and mem­bers of the busi­ness com­mu­ni­ty.

The com­pa­ny said the event con­tin­ues a tra­di­tion start­ed by its found­ing fa­ther, the late Stephen Par­son, dur­ing the 1970s and 1980s. The com­pa­ny said his fo­cus on sup­port­ing chil­dren from vul­ner­a­ble back­grounds shaped the ini­tia­tive.

Kalei­do­scope Paints Lim­it­ed said the sec­ond and third gen­er­a­tions of the Par­son fam­i­ly con­tin­ue the tra­di­tion as part of the com­pa­ny’s cor­po­rate out­reach.