Cambridge Choir donates all profits to CCA Sri Lanka
View(s):The Organising Committee of the concert tour by the University of Cambridge’s Jesus College Choir donated all profits amounting to Rs. 1 million of the Colombo concert held in December 2014 to the ‘Pibidena Kekulu Project’ of the Cancer Care Association of Sri Lanka.
The charitable organisation, ‘Cancer Care Association’, has arranged for the donation to be used towards an educational fund, whereby a monthly allowance will be given to needy children in families which have lost a breadwinner to cancer.
“We will be helping 26 children initially,” said Dr. Samadhi Rajapakse who is in charge of the Cancer Care Association which helps patients through centres set up close to the Maharagama Cancer Institute, the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and the Vavuniya Hospital. They are hoping to open two more branches close to the Jaffna and Badulla Hospitals.
The Jesus College Choir tour was a resounding success, with their singing mesmerizing audiences in Galle, Colombo, Kandy and Jaffna.
While the organizers thanked the Master of Jesus College and Choir Director Mark Williams for having accepted the invitation to tour Sri Lanka, they were also appreciative of the sponsorships provided by Access Group, Supreme Group of Companies, Lighthouse Hotel Galle, Galle Heritage Foundation, John Keells and Seylan Bank and the schools which extended their generosity and support.
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