(SCATS Australia)
10th Anniversary Celebrations....... click here for more details on SCATS Australia and its activities ..
Press release(23/03/2002) on opening of the International Resource Centre in Sri Lanka..
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10th Anniversary Celebrations- SCATS AWARD CEREMONY - 03rd Novemeber 2002 at Stonington Theatre, Deakin University Campus, Toorak.
Chief Guest Professor Geoff Wilson - Vice Chancellor of the Deakin University, Australia.
Special Guest: Hon Gary Hardgrave- The Federl Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs representing Priminister of Australia.
From 6pm(invitees and award winners only, more information from Gamini Perera(03-9364 3082).
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Our Technology/Concept Transfer & Social Welfare Projects for 01/02
1) Our Major Project -
'SINGITHI SUVA SUREKUMA'
- International Appeal for the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital in Sri Lanka
(Fund Raising activities for 2002 were carried out over a three months period from 24th March to 24th June 02
A project that was initiated in year 2000 as an annual appeal in the style of the Good Friday Appeal for Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, we have already helped the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital in Colombo through essential equpment purchases to Emergency and Cardiac wards. We have already donated 03 Cardiac monitors& 03 Infusion Pumps requested by LRH in year 2000 and then the balance; an Advanced cardiac Monitor and a Medical/Clinical Microscope are on the way. All brnd new equpment that can be maintained and useable in Sri Lanka specially imported from Germany and Japan that has a market value of more than $50,000 and purchased at a special price of about $30,000. We thank all people and Associations who helped us in this project since year 2000.
Year 2002 appeal target - to Buy Complete Blood Gas Analyser and few Ventilators
(We are in the process of acquiring some of the above equipment from donations/collection from events($5500) while Blood Gas Analyser project may have to be postponed till 2003 due to high cost of such equipment)
If anyone is interested in getting more information about Lady Ridgeway Hospital Project, please contact Wasantha (03-9337 1043)(Project Manager- LRH Appeal) or Call Malini(president- SCATS) on 03 - 8707 4604 or in Sydney (President - SCATS NSW) - Upasiri on 02-98337616)
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
SCATS International Resource Centre opening ceremony - Sri Lanka - This opening ceremony was held on 23rd March 2002 at Bellanwila Temple/Social Foundation in Sri Lanka. More information can be obtained from Gamini Perera (+61 -3- 9364 3082)
SCATS Australia & SCATS Sri Lanka have initiated this Student Assistance Programme to help talented students from poor families in remote villages of Sri Lanka.For more details....
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.
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 February 2003 as a fund raiser for Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital Appeal 2003.SCATS regrets any inconvenience caused by this delay due to technical and other unavoidable reasons in this year - Sept 2002)
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