The South Asian: Sri Lankan Association to Help Tsunami Victims

February 26, 2005

Sri Lankan Association to Help Tsunami Victims

Sri Lankan student group to help Tsunami efforts.

We invite you and your Staff and members to join us to help tsunami
affected people in Sri Lanka.

We Sri Lankan Student Association at the University of Minnesota together
with Christians in Action University Church (CIAUC) in Minneapolis and
Foundation for Collaborative Humanitarian Relief and Assistance (FOCHRA)
and Commonwealth Youth Credit Initiative (CYCI) charity organizations in
Sri Lanka are raising funds to rebuild a village. Our goal is to raise
$40,000 to build 20 houses. Thereafter we plan to help children to restart
schooling and help parents to start income generating activities. We work
with experienced NGOs in Sri Lanka to build this village.
For more information please visit our website:
www.tc.umn.edu/~slankan
Please join us to rebuild a village and make a difference in tsunami
victims lives.
We sincerely invite you to join us by donating $4000 to build two houses.

We look forward to hearing form you.
Sincerely
Gertrude I Hewapahtirana
President
Sri Lankan Student Association
University of Minnesota
Student Activities Office
Suit 126 Coffman Union
300 Washington Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone:612-331-2589
Website: www.tc.umn.edu/~slankan

Posted by collective at February 26, 2005 10:58 PM

Comments

Dear Gertrude,
I went to Sri Lanka in high school as an AFS student. I had never heard of it before I learned I would be going there, just as you did not know of Minnesota before your Scholarship to the U of MN.
What I want to know is this: are there any groups on people living in MN who are going to Sri Lanka to work there to help since the tsunami? Giving $ was important and necessary, but I'd also like to give my time this summer if I can find a group or organization to link up with for volunteer efforts. I'm a teacher and so am free in the summer. I'd do clean up, low skill building (I've worked on Habitat houses before), child care, teaching, whatever I can.
Please let me know if you have any ideas! YOu can e-mail or call me.

Sincerely,
Susan Oltman
651-481-7975 (home, eves)
763-506-6950 (work, days)

Posted by: Susan Oltman on March 29, 2005 07:26 PM

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