26 January 2005
Hi All, It has been six months since my trip to Sri Lanka after the tsunami to do volunteer work, and I wanted to let you know that LIGHT OF LANKA FOUNDATION is now up and running. As a result of my life changing trip, a group of us are devoted to raising funds to help orphaned and disadvantaged children … More
20 January 2005
Hi All, I have returned home safely and thought I would give you an update since you all have been a part of the endless emails I sent to my husband! As most of you can imagine my trip to Sri Lanka was hardly the holiday it has been in past years and has been quite an emotional journey. The thing that … More
9 January 2005
Hi All, This morning Ii met with a women who is a lawyer and who has had an established trust fund operating for the last 4 years. Her cause up till now has been focused on breaking down the divisions between different ethnic groups and has used local ngo's to identify needs that she then supports. She … More
8 January 2005
Hi All, Have just returned from a very full day. I really am stumped for words to explain what we saw today - the closest thing I can correlate it to is footage that I have seen from Hiroshima - it like nothing I have ever seen before and am totally overwhelmed by what has happened. For most of the drive, … More
5 January 2005
Hi Darling, Following is a summary of what is going on here to forward on. The aid is seems to be getting into the country and we hear there are boxes and boxes of items arriving daily - the problem seems to be the distribution of the items to the areas that need the aid - some through lack of co-ordination … More
3 January 2005
Hi Darling, How are you - am missing you and the kids terribly!!! My first project to work on is arranging school uniforms, shoes, books, lunchboxes and drink bottles for about 3500 children in order for them to start school in 2 weeks. Have no idea how to get this going but will get … More
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