SCATS LRH Annual Appeal – 2003
Singithi
Suva Surekuma
(Organised in aid of
Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Sri Lanka. A project influenced by
Good Friday Appeal in Melbourne for Royal Children's Hospital)
Initiated in year 2000
and now in to its 4th
consecutive year, this project so far has provided much needed essential
medical equipment that are used in Intensive Care, Emergency Care and Cardiac
Units of Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Sri Lanka. Thanks to donors in
Melbourne, Sydney and other states in Australia and in Singapore, We have
managed to donate almost A$50,000
worth(Australian Market Value) new equipment that are approved by Ministry of Health for use
in Sri Lanka, as requested by LRH, purchased directly from manufacturers
at a special concession
price of about
$26,000 collected through first two years of appeal. Equipment
handover ceremonies were conducted in the presence of Australian High
Commissioner, Minister of Health, Director of LRH & officials of SCATS Sri
Lanka branch in 2001 and 2002. This
years appeal was launched on 27th
April and peak fund raising
activities are about to begin from July/August period. Lady Ridgeway Hospital
has requested us to help them
buying a ‘Blood Gas Analyser’ if we can raise
a total of about A$15,000. Details of Fund Raising events
and other activities will be announced through Media Partners
in Australia for this
project such as 3ZZZ, Lak Handa, 3SER, Serendib News and Pahana during next few
weeks. Or call us now for more information- Wasantha Perera – 03-9337
1043(AH) or Malini – 03-87074604
Launch of the appeal for 2003in Australia will be done on 16th th March 2003 , at Clayton Hall. Melway 79 C2 - 1pm, during the Food Fair.
The money raised from this year's appeal will be used to purchase some urgently needed equipment for the Emergency Wards of the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital in Sri Lanka- the one and only Specialist Teaching hospital for kids in Sri Lanka.
SRI LANKA'S KIDS .. SRI LANKA'S FUTURE...
Please donate generously for this worthy cause...
Your Donations to this appeal:
a) Cheques/Bank Drafts/Money orders should be made payable to our special account for this appeal:
'SCATS Lady Ridgeway Hospital Appeal' and mail to
SCATS LRH APPEAL, GPO Box 4229 NN, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia.
We will post you a special 'Singithi Suva Surekuma' recipt for your contribution.
b) Or if you are in Australia, you still can directly pay** to this account specially created for this appeal.
A/c name : 'SCATS LRH Appeal Fund' at Commonwealth Bank, St Vincents Hospital Branch, Vic
A/c number -06- 3449 1009 7621
c) Alternatively, if you are in Victoria, majority of Sri Lankan Shops and Restaurents & some medical clinics of Sri Lankan doctors will carry special Car/windows stickers so that you can donate at nearest Sri Lankan shop.
d) In other states of Australia selected number of community organisations have been given stickers for sale. If you are a member of any community organisation/group(Sydney, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide Darwin or Tasmania,)please ask officials of your organisation to contact us and obtain sticker books. Please visit Australian Contact Page for Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane Co-ordinators/Contacts.
e) We cannot accept credit card payment at this time as no Sri Lankan Community organisation in Australia has credit card processing account/facilities.If any registered Sri Lankan Community Association in US or UK wish to assist us in this regard(at least for donations of Sri Lankans in US & UK), please email President of SCATS.
(**for those who directly transfer/deposit money to LRH account, we may not be able to issue a recipt unless we receive information of the transaction , cheuqe numbe or a copy of the deposit receipt( & address) etc about the transaction through email or otherwise)
Our Special Thanks to all those who send donations so far.... Thanks for all who donated to this project. Please tell your friends about this unique project.
f) International Contacts:
For US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, France, Singapore, Middle East & New Zealand , we will publish information about local co-ordinators/organisers soon. If any major community organisation in the region wish to help us in this, please contact Project Co-ordinator Wasantha Perera (wperera@netspace.net.au) or Secretary - (senakep@yahoo.com) or send a fax to +61 -3-9337 9468 or +61 -3- 9708 1461.
Singapore/Malaysia: Please contact Dr Jagath Rajapaksha at Nanyang University of Technology, Singapore.
The Board of Trustees for the 'Singithi Suva Surekuma' Project in Victoria(Year 2002):
Dr (Mrs) Padma Herath, Wimal Jayakody(Treasurer), Wasantha Perera, Dr C.J.H. Ferdinandz, Dr Priyantha Mendis, Morley Periera, Karu Liyanaratchi, Jayantha Alwis & Dr Wimal Jayantha(Director, LRH) representing Sri lanka.
SRI LANKA'S KIDS .. SRI LANKA'S FUTURE