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charities benefit from London fund raiser The Richmond Foundation Lanka whose parent body is based in the UK, caters for the rehabilitation of the mentally ill. It provides halfway homes for mental patients who are discharged after treatment. Located at Uswetekeiyawa in Wattala, the Foundation now in rented premises is hoping to construct a permanent home. Part of the money raised last Sunday by a responsive Sri Lankan community and well wishers in the UK will go towards buying a plot of land, the chief organiser of the fund raiser Ameena Musthapha, wife of High Commissioner Faisz Musthapha told the Sunday Times. Mrs Musthapha, a recent former president of the Richmond Foundation Lanka, has been involved for many years in the rehabilitation of the mentally ill. The other charity to benefit from last Sunday's event is the Vocational Training Centre which is open to persons of all communities affected by the conflict in Sri Lanka. Mrs Musthapha served as chairperson of the committee overseeing this project which is piloted by the Muslim Ladies' Study Circle. The plan is to construct a three-storied building at D R Wijewardene Mawatha on land provided by President Chandrika Kumaratunga. The fund-raiser titled "Autumn Leaves" in keeping with the season here, was a sell out and featured a fashion show followed by a dinner-dance. The theme song "Autumn Leaves" a Nat King Cole standard, was sung by Kishani Jayasinghe a graduate-lawyer in Sri Lanka who came to London for law studies but gave it up to undergo training as an opera singer. The chief guest of the evening was Sam Seinthan proprietor of Premier Communications International Ltd that also handles the popular Sigiri phone cards. |
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