News Update from Sri Lanka
Rishi Thondunatha Reporting
With the Grace of Gurudeva all is well with me. Last October when I was in Sri Lanka I took a two day trip, accompanied by my mother, to Baticaloa. We visited the Yogaswami Girls' Home and the Sivathondan Nilayam.
Last year HHE sent a grant to the Yogaswami Girls' Home. The management used the money to build a wall around the property. Due to the need for security, it was a good use of the grant money. I also saw the cow that Nilufer Clubwala and others bought for the Home. It is providing needed milk and yogurt for the girls' nourishment.
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Rishi Thondunatha (center in white) with the girls of the home in Batticaloa |
Last July the Canadian Sri Lankan Community had a fund raiser for the Yogaswmi Girls' Home. Dance student, Nayanii Rajamohan, performed a benefit dance show which raised C$6000 dollars. We are going to use this money to build a new kitchen for the home since the old kitchen is in very bad shape. I met with the building contractor and initiated the project prior to my departure.
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We didn't have time to visit the Gurukulam as it is a 3 hour drive from the Sivathondan, however, Babu and some of the boys from the Gurukulam traveled to the girls' home to meet with me.
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