Friday, April 4, 2008

Marian Gunetilleke Scholarship Fund

For those of you who are interested in charity for a cause...

The Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit launched the Marian Goonetilke Scholarship Fund to assist the children of personnel Killed in Action, Missing in Action, Disabled in Action, Disabled whist on service and the children of civilians serving for Sri Lanka Air Force to support and peruse with their higher education. Marian Goonetileke Scholarship Fund was officially inaugurated on 10th December 2006. Since then, within a short period of time the fund was able to award more than 100 scholarships to the needy children of Air Force Family. Following are the schemes available for sponsors:

Scheme A:

A life sponsorship could be attained with a monetary grant of Rs. 120,000/= which will in turn help many children with a monthly grant of. Rs. 1,000/= per month for 4 years per child. (It is an eternal on-going process.)

Scheme B

Sponsoring a single child with a monetary grant of Rs. 1,000/= per month for 4 years requires Rs. 48,000.

Scheme C

Donors can get together and sponsor a life-scholarship or a single child for 4 years

Scheme D

Donate any amount you can afford towards this charitable act in order to buildup this fund.

Contact Details

The Co-Ordinating Officer
Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit
P.O. Box 594
Colombo
02

Sri Lanka.
E-mail: sevavanitha@airforce.lk

Web Site: http://www.airforce.lk/sevavanitha/index.htm

Bank Account Details :
SLAF Seva Vanitha Unit - AC No: 0000 306 376

Lake View Branch
Bank of Ceylon
Sri Lanka.
(SWIFT CODE: BCEYLKLX)

The statue of Madu moved as fighting intensified

The holy statue of virgin Mary,better known as Our Lady of Madu or Madu Matha has been moved amids heavy fighting in nothern Wanni region for the first time in the 400 years of history,Bishop of Mannar Rev.Rayappu Joshop said.

Fighting is intensified for last 48 hours as the army closer to Marda Madu Church one of the most revered catholic shrine in the island.

According to latest situation in the battle field military is about to 1.5km away from the church.All displaced civilians who temporarily sheltered in the church premises left the area amids continues shelling towards the area as military stepped in.

Army blamed that the LTTE using their mortar and artillery pads closer to the church,the claim cannot be verified independently.
"But military was careful to avoid the damages to the holy shrine"bishop of Mannar told media.

Only 04 priests and 03 sisters with 7 civilian helpers were at the church last afternoon and they had fled the area with the statue of Our Lady of Madu,reliable sources confirmed.

They took the statue inside the LTTE held area,for nearly 20km according to military sources.
Army has engaged for more than nine months to reach the sacred area in Madu,which was situated 6km from military FDL when the fight begun.

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