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.
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.
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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