Donate a Pair of Slippers to War Weary Feet....

This is a notice to all Aid Collectors....there is a need for slippers for the IDPs....please hand over you donations to the BMICH.

Aid Campaign by ITN Sri Lanka

ITN (Independent Television Network), Sri Lanka is carrying out a movement in to collect aid for IDPs. The teams will start from the following locations and travel to Colombo, collecting aid from each town. Please handover any aid to these locations:

30th April - Munnessawaram Kovil - Chilaw – Ithin Eetapasse Team
2nd May - Ratnapura Saman Dewalaya – Kopi Kadey Team
5th May - Unawatuna Walle Dewalaya Temple– Muthu Kirillie Team

Collection Points:

1) Ambilipitya Sri Bodirajarama Dharmayathanaya
2) Mathale Vihara Road Vidyananda Pirivena
3) Thismmahaaramaya Rajamahaviharaya
4) Weheraweena Rajamahavihaaraya and Priyadharshanaaramaya
5) Kurunegala Dambadeni Rajamahavihaaraya
6) Panduwasnuwara Provincial Council
7) Thissawa Rajamahavihaaraya
8) Allauwa Nugawela Temple
9) Naarambala Provincial Council

Items:

1) Water
2) New clothes
3) Siddhalepa/Panadol and other medication
4) Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)
5) Bed pans
6) Adult Diapers
7) Sterilised Gauze/Dressings
8) Housecoats/Sarongs
9) Dry food

Contact Details:

Address: Independent Television Network, Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka
Phone: +94-11-2774424 +94-11-2774725 +94-11-2773289
Fax: +94-11-2774591 +94-11-2774421 +94-11-2774726
e - Mail: itn[at]slt.lk, itnnews[at]slt.lk, itnmktg[at]slt.lk

Continuous Aid Collection and Airlifting at BMICH

There's continuous aid collection at BMICH

The following items are urgent:
1) New clothes (especially sarongs)
2) Water
3) Biscuits
4) Glucose
5) Jeewani
6) Towels/sheets
7) Soap
8) Anti-worm medication

Airlifting Aid to Vanni

A Dr. friend of mine who is in the Air Force is collecting the following items to airlift to the IDP camps. There is a huge need for the following items:

Sanitary pads

Underwear – panties

Towels

If any of you would like to contribute even one packet of sanitary pads – it is most welcome. Please bring it tomorrow and hand it over to me.

Thank you

Roshan Wijemanne

Chief Operations Officer

15/4 Aponso Avenue

Dehiwela

Tel: 0094 11 2721812

Fax: 0094 11 2721820

Email: ccs1[at]sltnet.lk

Muslim Aid - to IDPs in Vanni

Muslim Aid is responding towards the Humanitarian Crisis for those displaced in the North. Muslim Aid is responding at present by providing an inflatable field hospital, ambulances and a team of doctors. We are also sending our water purification equipment which has the capacity of providing 144,000 ltrs of safe drinking water per day along with a water bowser. There is an urgent need for more bowsers to reach IDP’s with safe drinking water. We appeal to you to help us with funding to procure another bowser and also support the immediate hygiene and NFI needs of the displaced by providing any of the items listed below.

UNHCR calls for Donations to help Sri Lanka

UNHCR is asking for funds to bring emergency relief to the thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Sri Lanka. Your donations will help UNHCR provide needed shelter, water and emergency support to the civilians.

Donations can be made through the UNHCR website.

SEED - Tomorrow to Vavuniya

There will be an IOM lorry leaving from:

Address Removed

Anyone who wants to bring stuff please get them to us by 9am tomorrow. This will be distributed by SEED - Vavuniya.

We need 30,000 packets of Samaposa (200g), towels, bed-sheets, lady's bed-jackets (for lactating mothers), sarongs (please send new cloths and towels since this have to be given to the hospital), toothpastes and toothbrushes, soap, undergarments for ladies and girl children and baby cloth.

Thank you for all your support. Please do pass this around to friends and relatives.

shreen

IDP Collections this Weekend

We will be collecting supplies for the IDP's this weekend and on Monday 27th

As per SLAF Wing Commander Wijeratna ( to whom we have spoken), the supplies needed urgently are

• Biscuits
• Water bottles
• Glucose
• Jujups
• Fresh Buns ( preferably individually wrapped) - Pls bring on Monday and bear in mind expiry date as these supplies will probably only reach the camps by Tuesday/Wednesday.

The above items can be dropped off at
108/3 Horton Place,
Colombo 7

On Monday evening we will sort and pack the supplies and inform SLAF to collect same. They will then send it the next day to the IDPs.
Please feel free to forward this mail to anyone who you think will be able to help this cause.

Best regards,

Dinali
0773-958736

Sri Vajirangnana Temple Maharagama - Collections for Displaced Civilians in Vanni

The Sri Vajirangnana Temple, Maharagama is organizing a collection programme of dry rations to be distributed to the civilians reaching the safe zones in the North.

The collection and distribution of items will take place with the participation of the Shasanadhara women’s society, Vagjirangnana sunday school and the Shasana employees society.

Water bottles, biscuits, glucose, milk powder, sanitary napkins, pens and pencils for the school children, books and toys are requested from kind donors.

Contact Details:
011- 2850305
011-2850207
011-2843228
011-4940897

Article:
http://sundaytimes.lk/cms/article10.php?id=2856

ACT International - Aid for Vanni from Switzerland

ACT International is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland.

This appeal includes a request by ACT Members Christian Aid (CA) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) CA, implementing through local partner OFERR Ceylon, proposes 6 months assistance to IDPs currently housed and detained in four camps in the Vavuniya and Mannar districts. Proposed assistance includes relief and psychosocial support including provision of food and non-food relief items, shelter repairs, water and sanitation, health, education and livelihood activities, as well as protection activities for IDPs in the camps. NCA, implementing through local partner Sarvodaya, proposes 6 months assistance to IDPs in four transit camps in Vavuniya and Jaffna districts including food and nutrition, water and sanitation, non-food and hygiene items and protection activities.

The ACT Coordinating Office expects that further projects from ACT member the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka will also be included in coming days.

Project Completion Date:

Christian Aid: 30 September 2009 (6 months, already commenced 01 April 2009)
Norwegian church Aid: 31 October (6 month, commencing 01 May 2009)

Locations for proposed response

Vavuniya:
1. Poonthottam College of Education
2. Manic farm Kathirkamar Village

Mannar:
1. Pariyarikandal
2. Kattaiadampan

Contact Details:

150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100
1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 791 6033
Fax: 41 22 791 6506
E-mail: act[at]act-intl.org
Website: http://www.act-intl.org/appeals.php?uid=102

Sarvodaya - Appeal for Funding for Emergency Humanitarian Relief

There has been a mass exodus of civilians escaping from the war zone in the Mullaitivu District during the last few days resulting in an emergency situation in the Vavuniya district where Sarvodaya has been providing humanitarian relief services for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) during the last 4 months supplementing the efforts of the government, UN agencies and the International humanitarian organizations. The number of IDP sites have more than doubled during this week and Sarvodaya has been called upon to meet the increased demand for food, water & sanitation shelter, care for the children, public health services. We are making this call to all Sarvodaya friends to make any contribution you can make at this critical hour. All donations will be individually acknowledged and accounted for and regular reports and financial statements will be posted on this site.

You can send your donations in through any of the following channels.
Please choose the donation option best suited to you or your organization:

Direct Donations

Visa & Mastercard

You may donate online via Sampath Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s leading banks. These donation are not tax-deductible

Donations to Sarvodaya USA

You may also donate Online to Sarvodaya USA. You may use all major credit cards. These donations are tax deductible in the USA.

Checks and Money Orders

In Sri Lanka you may mail a check to the following address, or visit. We try to post a photo and personal acknowledgement for as many visiting donors as possible.
Sarvodaya Headquarters
No 98, Rawatawatta Road,
Moratuwa , Sri Lanka

For tax exemption in the US, please contact Sarvodaya USA. Sarvodaya USA is a 501© 3 tax-exempt, non-profit organization which will provide a receipt for your donation. Sarvodaya USA’s tax ID number is 13-3358148. You may send a check to our Madison Office:

Payable To:
Sarvodaya USA

Mailing Address:
Sarvodaya USA
122 State Street
Suite 510
Madison, WI 53703
USA

Wire Tranfers, Bank Accounts

For donors from Sri Lanka

Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)
Account No Acct. No 1590011920
Account Currency Rupees
Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.
Branch Moratuwa
Address No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

For Foreign remittance

Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)
Account No Acct. No 159000 8015
Account Currency – All currencies accepted
Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.
Branch Moratuwa
Address No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
SWIFT CCEY.LK.LX

'8 Track Shack' - Aid Collection for Vanni from UK

Many of you will know the horrific situation currently present in Sri Lanka. A raging civil war of 25 years has come to a head, resulting in a huge number of casulaties and even larger number of people displaced without food, water and medical care. The UN estimates that since Jan 2009, 6,500 civilians have been killed and 14,000 have been injured. Around 100,000 however are now without home and food.

The student community of King's College, along with the rest of the University of Cambridge, is pushing to support these people, hosting an open mic night with a clear focus this Thursday.

It will be a great way to get away from revision for a few hours, listen to some good music and make a definite difference in the lives of so many who need it so badly.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8019865.stm

Charitable organisation we are hoping to donate the money to:
http://www.actlanka.org

Phone:	07588313804
Email:	dmj31[at]cam.ac.uk

Save Lanka to Assist IDPs in Vanni (Colombo)

There are over 100,000 people in IDPs who are in desperate need for assistance to sustain their lives. These people have suffered tremendously for the past 25 years from the war. Now they have been rescued from this suffering and are living in camps right now.

These are our own brothers and sisters. We need your urgent assistance now to rebuild their lives. Now it is the time to do what we can to help them recover and rebuild their lives before it is too late.

Therefore, we would appreciate very much your kind support in this regard to help our fellow brothers and sisters. You could either help in a personal or at an organizational level.

The following items are being collected right now for immediate dispatch:

• Dry rations
• Paracetamol cards
• Plasters
• Jeewani
• Glucose
• Soap
• Water bottles
• Milk powder
• Sugary biscuits (Lemon puff, Marie , Chocolate biscuits)
• cerelac cereal etc..
• Used or New clothes for IDP's.

Please contribute to this worthy cause in anyway possible way. We will be dispatching the first load of items by the 4th of May.

The collection centers are at:

FPA Srilanka, No 27/37, bullers lane, Colombo 07.
Please contact - Prathibha 0715869955 or Paba 0718015702 for any other details.

Thank you for participating in this life saving cause!

Sarvodaya Accepts Donations to help IDPs in Vanni

Anyone wanting to contribute towards the IDPs can do so through Sarvodaya, which now accepts donations online as well as through bank transfers and deposits. Below is from the Sarvodaya website.

There has been a mass exodus of civilians escaping from the war zone in the Mullaitivu District during the last few days resulting in an emergency situation in the Vavuniya district where Sarvodaya has been providing humanitarian relief services for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) during the last 4 months supplementing the efforts of the government, UN agencies and the International humanitarian organizations. The number of IDP sites have more than doubled during this week and Sarvodaya has been called upon to meet the increased demand for food, water & sanitation shelter, care for the children, public health services. We are making this call to all Sarvodaya friends to make any contribution you can make at this critical hour. All donations will be individually acknowledged and accounted for and regular reports and financial statements will be posted on this site.

You can send your donations in through any of the following channels.Please choose the donation option best suited to you or your organization:

Direct Donations

Visa & Mastercard
You may donate online via Sampath Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s leading banks. These donation are not tax-deductible

Donations to Sarvodaya USA
You may also donate Online to Sarvodaya USA. You may use all major credit cards. These donations are tax deductible in the USA.

Checks and Money Orders

In Sri Lanka you may mail a check to the following address, or visit. We try to post a photo and personal acknowledgement for as many visiting donors as possible.
Sarvodaya Headquarters
No 98, Rawatawatta Road,Moratuwa , Sri Lanka

For tax exemption in the US, please contact Sarvodaya USA. Sarvodaya USA is a 501© 3 tax-exempt, non-profit organization which will provide a receipt for your donation. Sarvodaya USA’s tax ID number is 13-3358148. You may send a check to our Madison Office:

Payable To:Sarvodaya USA
Mailing Address:Sarvodaya USA122 State StreetSuite 510Madison, WI 53703USAWire

Tranfers, Bank Accounts

For donors from Sri Lanka
Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)Account No Acct. No 1590011920Account Currency RupeesBank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.Branch MoratuwaAddress No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

For Foreign remittance
Account Name Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.)Account No Acct. No 159000 8015Account Currency – All currencies acceptedBank Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.Branch MoratuwaAddress No.116, Galle Road, Moratuwa, Sri LankaSWIFT CCEY.LK.LX

Open Mic at King's College (UK) to raise funds for IDPs

The student community of King's College, along with the rest of the University of Cambridge, is pushing to support these people, hosting an open mic night with a clear focus this Thursday.
It will be a great way to get away from revision for a few hours, listen to some good music and make a definite difference in the lives of so many who need it so badly.

Money from the event will be donated to ACT Lanka.

Host: King's College
Thursday, April 30, 2009Time:8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: King's College Bar
Phone:07588313804
Email:dmj31[at]cam.ac.uk

Help Sri Lanka. Donate a Sarong – A Sarong Drive by Ruby Studio

The sarong is one of the most versatile garments ever made and can be used for a myriad of different things, including cradling babies, a covering sheet for children, a wraparound for women, a makeshift shelter from the sun, a towel… the list goes on. The sarong is not just for men, it can help ease the lives of those who have little or nothing.

Our fellow countrymen, women and children in the North-East are enduring extreme hardship. The images we see, despite censorship, are clear. They need immediate relief. Food and water supplies have started to trickle in and the reality is that people have nothing but the clothes on their backs and babes in their arms.

We can help. We can do more than click our tongues and shake our heads with sadness. We can send in the Versatile Sarong.

Ruby Studio is organizing a Sarong Drive to help cloth and support internally displaced people in the North-East. Donate this most basic of garments and be assured that it will be put to good use by people who need them the most. The first batch of sarongs leave this weekend, and we hope to hit a target of 10,000 sarongs by Friday the 1st of May 2009.

Whatever our politics, whatever our views on the war, the comfort and utility of a sarong cannot be debated.

Drop Point:

Ruby Studio, 125 Fife Road, First Floor (Above Mythi Caterers) from 8am to 8pm.

Contact Details:

For further details on the ongoing Sarong Drive call Hans on 0115 515127 or email: hansbillimoria[at]gmail.com

'Our Circle' - Project Heal the Wounds - PHASE I

This project has been launched to Collect supplies for the internally displaced civilians in the north who have had to leave everything they ever owned and flee their homes to get away from the terrible grips of terrorism.

• Deadline for collecting supplies - 15th May 2009
• Deadline for collecting money - 10th May 2009

List of supplies needed
• Plastic Bowls / Plastic buckets
• Siddalepa / Panadol
• Used and news clothes / linen / rubber slippers (Please be sensitive to the state of the things you donate)

Collection Centers
• 15/3, Gower street colombo 05
• 104/17, De mel watte road nawala
• 1B stamboul Place Colombo 03

For more information email:

DESHIKA - deshi5[at]hotmail.com
ANUSHI - anush_live[at]yahoo.com

If you live abroad please pass the word around to all your family and friends living in Sri Lanka to support this cause by donating whatever they can. Also you can donate money thorugh our paypal gateway on this website. We will purchase the necessary items and add to the list of collected items. Once again we would like to be as transparent as possible in this project.

We will be compiling a final report including all donor details and amounts and this report will be circulated among all the donors so that you know your money has not been misappropriated in any way.

'Our Circle' Collects Aid

"Our Circle" is a group of friends with the goal of helping those in need, specially those affected by the war.

Their 3rd Project "Heal the Wounds - Phase 1" will concentrate on URGENTLY collecting supplies for the innocent displaced civilians who are currently undergoing immense hardships in the North. Items currently in need are:

1) Wearable used/new clothes
2) Towels, sheets
3) Soap
4) Cerelac Cereal for children
5) Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)

If you've been affected as much as i have by the stories and the videos of the past few days, I'm sure you've thought of getting involved.

If you guys would like to know more about this group before donating the money, here is their website.
http://ourcircle.colombounplug.com/

They can also be found on fb- under the name " Our Circle".

Aid to Ommanthai

Many of you must have already given towards the recent appeal for IDPs coming in from Mullaitivu. We have just got an opening to send the following items to Ommanthai where the people are being received. They are tired and worn out and what we need most urgently is:

GLUCOSE

SOOTHERS FOR BABIES

HIGH PROTEIN BISCUITS

If you are inclined to help please drop them by at my house at 52/2, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7. We will be sending stuff up nearly everyday during this week.

If you want to pass the word around to your colleagues in your office please do as each pack of glucose would make a huge difference.

Thanks for your patience and support.

Warm regards

Jeanne

Email: jeanne.samuel[at]thehdi.org

Aid for a Difference - Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)

It is a time to heal the wounds of the ethnic divide for both sides. On the other hand it is also a humanitarian issue which has an appeal beyond prejudices of ethnicity. As such, please be kind enough to contribute in you own way to the following. We are mainly focusing on items 1 & 2 at the moment. However, if you wish to send any other items, please do so.

Items needed:
1. Wearable used/new cloths (Pls be sensitive to the state of the clothes. Towels and sheets are also welcome)
2. Soap
3. Cerelac Cereal for children
4. Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)

Collection centers:
1. No.23, Cross Road, Colombo 8 (opposite Ramani Fernando Salon). Contact person Nali: 2699353
2. No 282 1/5, R.A..de Mel Mw, Colombo 3 (during office hours) Contact person: Rozanne 0777 681816
3. No 8/1, Sapumal Place, Rajagiriya. Contact person: Eshani 0773 476411
4. Silver Circle (Pvt) Ltd, No 3, Vijaya Kumaratunga Mw, Colombo 05 (opposite Airtel building) – during office hours. Contact person: Supem 0777766665

Deadline:
28th April (Tuesday)

Please pass this message to your neighbors, friends, relations & colleagues, so that we can collect more. For further details, please call me on 0773 476411.

This effort is coordinated with the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) (http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org/ ) who will make all logistic arrangements to deliver and hand over the goods directly to the IDP camps.

Thank you for your generosity and let this be a stepping stone to make a difference.

Best wishes,
Eshani.

Eshani Leanage de Silva
Mobile # 0094-773 476411
E mail eshanilds[at]yahoo.com

Aid to Vavuniya and Padaviya - ACTlanka

Action & Care Trust is ready to make its second delivery. This time, we will be delivering supplies to both Vavuniya and Padaviya Hospitals.

List of supplies:

For kids:

• Pedia Sure
• Nan 1 & 2/LACTOGEN
• Nutrigeon
• Anchor 1+
• Nebulisers
• Pediatric Nebulising Masks
• Domperidome Syrup/Suppositories
• Volteron suppositories, for kids
• Blood Pressure Monitors, for kids
• Anti-biotics
• Painkillers
• Kids clothes

For Adults

• Roll up mattresses
• Bed pans
• Adult Diapers
• Macintoshes
• Sterilised Gauze/Dressings
• Housecoats/Sarongs
• Local Applications (Fucidin, Soframycin etc)
• Drugs (Anti-bios, Painkillers)
• Ryhydration Salts (Jeevani)
• IV Stands
• High-energy Supplements

The ACT Trustees have decided that we remain in Phase 1, which will be an on-going commitment of emergency relief support to the hospitals that are receiving the injured. Therefore, the second delivery will be considered Phase 1: Part 2.

We have plans for Phase 2 (Rehabilitation) and Phase 3 (Sustainability). However, we expect to remain in Phase 1 until we are no longer needed.

We have a large consignment of medicine coming in (thanks once again to ACT Member Govinda Tidball). Therefore we will not be concentrating as heavily on purchasing anti-biotics and painkillers. We have decided instead, based on the high number of infants and children under 5, that our focus this time will be PEDIATRICS and associated supplies. We have learned (and seen) that malnutrition and respiratory infections are the primary concern in the pediatric wards. Therefore milk and high energy supplements is a priority. We will also purchase nebulisers for children.

The other patients also need our care. Our Chairman Professor Sheriffdeen travelled to Vavuniya and Padaviya on Saturday, at the request of the Ministry of Health. He confirms our own sentiments, that over-crowding is a major problem. Vavuniya Hospital (as of today) has capacity for 430, but has 1,200 warded patients and including families, over 3000 people reside at the Hospital. Padaviya Hospital currently has 1,500 patients, once again with a high number of babies.

We have wholesale pricing on all goods so please contact us if purchasing directly, we will give you our pricing. We hope to make the next delivery within 2 weeks, pending the arrival of our imported medicine.

We, the Trustees of ACT, would like to thank all of you who worked to make our first delivery possible. The same Teams will now manage the second delivery. We hope we can count on your continued support. Please contact us asap if you have any queries.

info[at]actlanka.org

Urgent Need for IDP - Rotaract Club of Colombo Uptown

The Rtr Club of Colombo uptown is in the process of collecting the following items for the IDP in the north


* Wearable used/new cloths (Pls be sensitive to the state of the clothes. Towels and sheets are also welcome)
* Soap
* Cerelac Cereal for children
* Milk powder for children (Laksprey, Anchor etc)


Location: Please drop in your contribution to Aunty Sulo's Residence: 31/2,Hammers Avenue Colombo 6 (marine drive Rd)

The deadline for collecting you contributions will be Monday 27th April 2008(on 28th the vehicle will be leaving)

Please contact Sonjiev 071 3296356 for clarifications

Aid Collection Centre

Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Centre - BMICH

Aid to Vanni - Collected by SL Embassies Worldwide

Nearly 180,000 innocent civilians recently escaped from the LTTE captivity are now sheltered in temporary Welfare Centers set up in northern Sri Lanka. In view of the large numbers involved, supplying their essential needs such as food, clothing, medicine etc. requires a substantial amount of resources on daily basis.

As such, all Sri Lankan expatriates and well-wishers are kindly requested to join hands in this hour of need and extend their maximum cooperation in organizing donations to support the above civilians. We would appreciate very much, if your temple / kovil / church / mosque / association / organization could give maximum publicity to this request among the Sri Lankan Diaspora and other well-wishes in your area and coordinate their donations.

Donations could be in the form of either financial contributions or essential items. Financial contributions has to be made only through bank checks, written in the name of “Embassy of Sri Lanka” and mailed to the attention of; Accounts Department, Embassy of Sri Lanka, 2148, Wyoming Avenue N. W., Washington D.C. 20008. All donors are requested to write “ Relief Fund for Northern Civilians” in the memo line of their checks.

For the purpose of transparency, all financial donations will be recorded under a separate sub-account within the Embassy. The donors will be issued with official receipts in acknowledgment of their contributions. Further, a list of contributions will also be posted on the Embassy web site (www.slembassyusa.org) with the concurrence of the donors concerned. In order to facilitate this, please be good enough to include a brief note along with your bank checks, indicating your complete name, postal address and whether you have any objection to this Embassy posting your contribution details on its web site.

For those who wish to contribute essential goods such as foodstuff, clothing etc., a list of most suitable items for donations is attached hereto. In order to facilitate distribution among civilians, the donors are kindly requested to pack their items in corrugated boxes, measuring 2’ x 2’ x 2’ approx. The donors may contact the nearest Sri Lankan temple / kovil / church / mosque / association / organization, that are expected to function as collection centers.

All contributions will be channeled through the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo. Consignee address for your donation shipments will be posted on the Embassy website shortly.

With the objective of facilitating smooth coordination of donations, we have set up Special Task Forces at the Embassy of Sri Lanka - Washington D.C., Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN – New York and Sri Lanka Consulate General Office – Los Angeles. Contact details of these Task Forces are given below.



Embassy of Sri Lanka - Washington D.C.
Tel: 202 483 4025 / 6 Fax. 202 232 7181 E-mail: taskforcedc@slembassyusa.o

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Contact Persons:
Mr. Tissa Wijeratne / Deputy Chief of Mission
Tel: 202 234 9705 / Cell: 202 446 6845

Mr. P. Selvaraj / Minister (Admin.)
Tel: 202 667 9043 / Cell: 202 340 0032

Maj. Gen. Samantha Sooriyabandara / Defense Attaché
Tel: 202 483 5096 / Cell: 202 390 3034

Mr. Ali Zahir Moulana / Minister (Economic)
Tel: 202 355 1180 / Cell: 202 390 2949

Sri Lanka Mission to the UN - New York
Tel: 212 986 7040 41 Fax: 212 986 1838 E-mail : taskforceny@slmission.com

Contact Persons:
Mr. R. K. S. Suresh Chandra / Deputy Permanent Representative
Tel: 212 867 1243

Ms. Muditha Halliyadde / First Secretary
212 983 4402

Sri Lanka Consulate General – Los Angeles
Tel. 213 387 0210 / 11 Fax 213 387 0216 E-mail taskforcela@gmail.com

Contact Person:
Mr. Asoka Godawita / Consul (Commerce)
Tel: 213 387 0214

In case you need any further clarifications, please contact the nearest Task Force.

Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Washington D.C.

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LIST OF ITEMS MOST SUITABLE FORDONATIONS

Foodstuff:

Milk powder
Sugar
Canned food (beans / chickpeas / corn / seafood)
Instant Noodles
Biscuits

Clothing (No used Cloths Please):

For Men, Women and Children
Trousers / Shirts / T-shirts / Skirts / Blouses etc.
Underwear
Towels
Bed sheets

Toiletries:

Soap
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Shampoo
Razors
Disinfectants (Dettol)
Combs

Other:

Tents / Temporary shelters
Baby feeding bottles
Band-aid
Bandages
Candles
Slippers
Saucepans