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Flood Relief activities to Sri Lanka (June 2003)
Sri Lanka faced with worst flood disaster for last 50 year in recent weeks. SCATS in collaboration with SCATS Sri Lanka and Bellanwila Social Foundations attached to the Bellanwila Temple co-ordinated some relief activities in Sri Lanka, concentrating on children welfare and educatinal needs. First effort was to send immediate help to students shwo have been affected in Sri Lanka and few consignements have been already sent to Sri Lanka through Trico Maritime Australia and planning to send more stationary and school needs through Trico Maritime and Travel Talk Shipping Services in early July(4th). Thanks for those who donated items to Sri Lanka and for shipping agents who provided Contact Chandra Weerakoon -03-97595155.
Sathsara Prasanga- Musical Show - Friday 20th June 2003 - Was
successfully conducted thanks to the support of Sri Lankans in Melbourne. Al proceeds
from ticket sales of this project will be used to reconstruct flood
damaged buildings of ‘Kamburupitiya Primary School’ in Southern Province of
Sri Lanka.
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Our Technology/Concept Transfer & Social Welfare Projects for 02/03
1) Our Major Project - SCATS LRH APPEAL
- International Appeal for the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital in Sri Lanka
(Fund Raising activities for 2003 will be carried out from 27th April till October 03, Major events will take place on 2nd August and 24th August)
2) Computers to remote Schools in Sri Lanka
- We sent few more computers to Sri Lanka on this project on 20th June
2003. This is in addition to computers handed over to Bellanwila Social
Foundation on Jan 2003. More information can be obtained
from Dr Priyantha Mendis 03-8344 7244>
3)FOSTER CARE -
As little as $5 a week can make the life of a chid/family in need much more beautiful than you can imagine....
SCATS Australia & SCATS Sri Lanka have initiated this Student Assistance Program to help talented students from poor families in remote villages of Sri Lanka.For more details....
of the SCATS Foster Care program, click here. 
Photograph:Chaturi is the eldest daughter in a family of four
children whose parents do not have a reliable means of income. She is currently
a very talented student from Kandalama Maha Vidyalaya(Secondary School) in
Dambulla electorate in North Central Province in Sri Lanka.SCATS Foster Care
Student Assistance Programme will help her continue higher studies and fulfill
her ambitions.
4)SCATS International Resource project - Sri Lanka - The opening ceremony was held on 23rd March 2002 at Bellanwila Temple/Social Foundation in Sri Lanka.
This
project was initiated in 2002 in
association with Bellanwila Social Foundation to provide
much needed resources to tertiary
students and professionals engaged
in academic research and to co-ordinate some of the special projects we conduct
to improve the quality of
education, Tehnology know-how and
health facilities in Sri
Lanka. We continue to build
facilities of this resource centre
with the support and donations from Sri Lankan community in Australia.
Chair
Person of the resource centre is Most Ven Prof Bellanwila Thero. If you are
happy to help on this project
please contact Dr Priyantha Mendison 03-8344
7244 or Gamini Perera (Co-ordinator, International Relations–03-83618811
Current Chair Person of the SCATS International Resource Centre - Prof Ven Bellanwila Wimalarathna Thero
Going Global...SCATS International
SCATS (Australia) organisation is planning to spread its activities with the help of the Sri Lankan communities in other countries.Sri Lankan Business Directory - Melbourne businesses only(to be updated soon)-Sri Lankan Business Directory of Victoria- (printed book) is now scheduled to be published in September 2003 as a fund raiser for Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital Appeal 2003.(SCATS regrets any inconvenience caused by the delay in publishing the directory due to 10th Anniversary celebrations and High Achievers Award program and other technical and unavoidable circumstances )
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10th Anniversary Celebrations 2002....... click here for more details on SCATS Australia 10th Anniversary celebrations held last year...
Press release(23/03/2002) on opening of the International Resource Centre in Sri Lanka..