A fun-filled day for a good cause
View(s):Join in the fun and walk to support the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation and its awareness campaign.
Saturday, September 24 is your date with the Foundation, so come clad in red and white to walk the five kilometres. Elders can hop into the luxury air conditioned bus courtesy Walkers Tours Limited, while others can enjoy some up-beat music as they beat the heat or dance in the rain whichever unfolds on the day.
8 a.m. is assembling time at Cinnamon Grand’s Angsana Spa Garden, where light refreshments and a steaming cup of coffee or tea will boost up your energy prior to the walk. The end of the walk will see the Raffle Draw and more refreshments making it an enjoyable morning for all. Call 2667082 or 84 for more details and registration.
The annual Memory Walk sees the conclusion of a six week campaign where awareness desks and selling of tickets at supermarkets and malls enables the Foundation to raise funds to sustain their work.
Cinnamon Grand, Elephant House, Nestle, and Pet Packaging continue with their support for the walk while Medi Calls Ambulance provides the safety for those participating. Walkers provides transport for the elders, Balloon Team provides a helium filled balloon for all, while the mobile DJ rocks the walk from start to finish! The Colpetty Police escorts the participants, Photographs are by Wasantha Jayasekera and the donors of all the prizes for this raffle draw have all stood by the Foundation over the years.
The grand prize this year is from Sri Lankan Airlines together with Sri Lankan Cares.