The Visakha Vidyalaya Old Girls’ Association made a donation to the Children’s Heart Center of Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo on the 20th of June 2014 as their Annual Vesak Project of 2014. This donation included three cardiac bed units, worth of Rs. 375,000.00, to be installed at the Children’s Heart Centre, which is being constructed at the LRH premises.
They also donated two water purifiers, worth of Rs. 288,000.00 to a Sinhalese and a Tamil school, namely Thiththagonawa Vidyalaya, Horowpothana & Poonthottam Tamil Vidyalaya of Vavuniya district, as requested by the Organization for prevention of kidney disease in children. This is the first time a school has adopted two other schools and have pledged to install water purifiers.
The picture shows Mrs. Sandamali Aviruppola, Principal of Visakha Vidyalaya giving away the cheque to Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, the Chairman of the Children’s Heart Project of Sri Lanka.
Dr. Linton Padmasiri, Director of LRH, Dr. Mala Thudawe, Treasurer of the Organization for prevention of kidney disease in children ( OPKDC), Mr. B. G. Chandradasa, secretary of OPKDC, Ms. Anoma Perera, the joint secretary of VVOGA, Ms. Kalani Sooriyapperuma, Vice principal of VV, Dr. Ruwan Morawakkorala, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, Mrs. Shantha Gunaratne, Mrs. Chandima Karunathilake , Joint Vice presidents of VVOGA, Ms. Sabitha Gunathilaka, advisor for Religious activities sub committee, Ms. Renuka Dharmadasa, Convener for Avurudu Pola, Dr. Manilka Brahmana, Dr. Anuruddha Galappattige, Ms. Wasana Bandara , Convenors of Religious sub committee of VVOGA were also present for this ceremony.
