The event, organized by the Saudi Corvette and Camaro Club in collaboration with the Social Care House in Makkah province, was attended by 300 orphan children, 1,000 families and several private and public establishments.

The festival aims to create awareness about social responsibility and voluntary social services.

Six well-known Saudi car racers -- Ahmad Al-Tabash, Sultan Hamdi, Saud Al-Oqail, Raid Zahran and Turki Allam and Saleem Al-Tabash -- demonstrated their driving skills at the event.

Folk dance, poetry recitations, and cultural and social competitions were also held at the opening, which was attended by poets, singers and sportsmen.

Children were excited when participating families started distributing gifts. "The organizing committee aims to organize similar events in 20 cities to benefit one million orphan children in the Kingdom. It will also organize sponsorship programs for children with special needs, the old and the weak, and also encourage people to offer voluntary service when natural calamities occur," said Saud Al-Oqail, chief of the festival's organizing committee.

Racer Ahmad Al-Tabash said the festival includes sports and cultural contests. "The event, which was organized during the school vacation, also aims to help orphans acquire creative skills that would enable them to integrate into the social mainstream," he said.

Sultan Hamdi stressed the importance of organizing festivals that encourage society to participate in sponsorship programs for orphan children. "The Fallah festival reflects the cooperation of all sections of society, including individuals and establishments to support orphans, children with special needs and the old and the infirm," said Hamdi, calling on people to come forward to sponsor orphans.