Sanghamitta Theri commemoration ceremony on Tuesday
Jagath Prasanna, 45, residing in Horampella, Minuwangoda was diagnosed with a cancer, Papillary carcinoma (PTC) in the thyroid gland in 2007 and underwent surgery at the Cancer Hospital, Maharagama. Since then he is unable to work as he has difficulties in moving his neck. Jagath has two children who are schooling and his wife is the only bread-winner of the family who does a small domestic business of making snacks.
His medical expenses cost Rs.500,000 for which he had to mortgage his house and the land. Since the mortgage expires on January 1, 2018, he seeks financial support from generous donors to cover the amount of Rs. 300,000 to pay the mortgage of the house and land as if he does not, his family would be evicted and left with no place to live.
The donations could be deposited to the Account No. 8330027439 under the name R.P.K.Jagath Prasanna at the Commercial Bank, Minuwangoda branch.
Please contact 0776135064 for further details.
For over ten years, HSBC has been spreading the joy of the season with those less fortunate. This year too, the bank brought smiles to the faces of over 350 children from four children’s orphanages. The Christmas programme was held from November 28 to December 5 at the Salvation Army Girls School Dehiwela, Paritas Convent (Meth Mihira Special Education Centre) Moratuwa, Community Concern Dehiwela and Sri Jinananda Children’s home Wellawatte.
HSBC employees who volunteered for the programme met with staff from the four homes to understand the requirements of the children in order to plan for the special celebrations with them. Children were entertained with sing-alongs and fun games and treated to delicious festive goodies with a surprise visit by Santa who handed out gifts to all the little ones and joined in to sing their favourite Christmas Carols. The lovingly made decorations, grand Christmas trees and twinkling Santa hats complimented by the happy, sweet notes of children singing carols and Christmas songs rang in the true spirit of Christmas.
A commemoration ceremony of Sanghamitta Theri will be held on Tuesday December 19, at 2.30 p.m. at the All Ceylon Women’s Buddhist Congress, 400 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07 with the participation of a large number of Buddhist nuns. After the welcome speech by the President Ramani Rajapaksha, Dr. Hema Goonatilake and Swarna Sumanasekera, President, National Committee on Women will address the meeting. The discussion will be chaired by Bhikkhuni Badalgama Dhamma Nandani.