Together We are the Solution

Toy Drive

Delivery Address for Toys
78, Barnes Place, Colombo 7

Wholesale prices for toys and soothers
small car - 25.00
flute - 20.00
doll s - 20.00
skipping rope - 60.00
beach ball L - 60.00
colour pencil set - 40.00
Squeeky toys - 75.00
rattles - 30.00
car - 65.00
puzzles - 45.00
puzzles - 95.00
pencil box - 65.00
rattle ball soft - 95.00

Soothers - Rs.400 per dozen, approx. Rs.33 per piece

For purchase of toys and soothers at above prices, they can visit Bambino on Galle Road and leave items there as it is a collection point. Or can contact me on 0777 686 787 to donate money for purchase.

There's more info here:

http://www.actlanka.org/2009/05/toy-drive-goods-and-prices/

Aid Collection for Pulmoddai

An effort is underway by a group of people to collect urgent items for an estimated 7,000 refugees in a camp in Pulmoddai. An aid worker who visited the area suggests that we might want to concentrate on meeting the needs of the approximately 4,000 women there. This is an urgent request for donations to collect the following:

Sanitary napkins for 1 month - 4000 X 2 Eva / Free & Easy packets = 8000 in total

Women's panties (large) 4000 X 3 = 12,000

Bras - (sizes 32 - 34) 4000 X 3 = 12,000

A van will travel to Pulmoddai on Friday morning, and the main collection point is at Wellawatte at this address:

Address removed.

Urgent Need of Jeevani in Vavuniya

We have been informed by the Vavuniya hospital that there is an urgent an immediate and urgent need for Jeevani in the Vavuniya Hospital. There will be a Ministry of Health van leaving FCE (Foundation for Coexistence) at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday the 7th of May)

The Address is:
146/20, Havelock Road, Colombo 05. Any amount of Jeevani would be extremely helpful.

Rebuild Lanka - Help us Curb the Suffereing of the IDPs

Help the IDPs - Muslim Aid

Please help by circulating to your friends and relatives. This is the time we need to show that we care. All you need to do is to get contributions of RS 100/= from each of your friends and relatives and help us in this worthy cause. Also need the following

1. Anyone who can lend ambulances for a minimum period of 3 months.
2. Medicines – a list will be circulated in due course
3. Cash donations for food.
4. Toys, drawing books, pencil colours for children

Contact Details:
Kevin De Silva
Act. Head of Communications & Fundraising
Muslim Aid Sri Lanka Field Office
219 Nawala Rd, Nugegoda
Sri Lanka
Tel: + 94 (0) 77 3638922 +94- (0) 112815024
Fax: + 94 (0) 11 2815022 Email: kevin[at]muslimaidsl.org
Website: www.muslimaid.org / www.muslimaidsl.org

Vavuniya Health Camp - Rotary Club of Capital City

A group of independent Doctors in collaboration with Rotary Club of Capital City successfully conducted a medical camp from the 29th, 30^th April to 1st May and hope to conduct this on a rotation basis until adequate medical facilities are available at Menik Farm Zone 2 having 57,000 persons. The names of Doctors who attended the 1st medical camp are attached for any clarification.

The next camp is due to be set up from the 8th-10th of May and we kindly appeal to you, to help us with medical supplies. All invoices will be scanned and sent to all donors. For all cash donations, the money can be personally handed over to the persons mentioned below or remitted to the Bank a/c.

Alternatively the medical items can be bought and dropped off at the address given below. Please hand over all donations by the 7th of May. As the camp will be on a rotation basis, if you cannot meet the deadline for the 8-10th Medical camp, you can send the donation over the course of the week as there will be a camp set the following week as well.

The number of refugees streaming in to the Manic Farm IDP keeps increasing every week and medical attention is an urgent requirement so please help!

Doctors:
Dr. Ajith Malalasekera (Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Urological Surgeon, Colombo Medical Faculty
Dr Ajith Amarasinghe (Consultant Pediatrician, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)
Dr Nilupul Perera (Consultant Neurologist, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)
Dr R.A.D.S.Suranga Ranasinghe (Medical Officer, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)Dr M.H.M.W.A.K. Weerasinghe (Medical Officer, Apollo Hospital, Colombo)
Mr. Sujeewa Jayalath (Staff Nurse, Colombo Medical Faculty)

Male Nurses from Apollo Hospital:
Paththini Vasamge Asanga
Sunil Gamage
R.M.G. Samarasiri
L.D.W. Jayasekara

Account Details for Donations:
Name of account: Rotary Club of Capital City
Account No: 500100005271
SWIFT CODE: NTBCLKLX
Nations Trust Bank
Liberty Plaza Branch
Colombo 03,
Sri Lanka

Contact Details:
Anoli Ratnayake
6/2, De Silva Rd, Kalubowila
Mobile: 0773-782929

Chiran Lan Hai Lin
No. 14 De Silva Rd, Kalubowila
Mobile: 0777-360272

‘Reach and Relieve’ – Project by Rebuild Lanka

It’s time to start sharing… it’s time to help rebuild… it’s time for a new beginning! Rebuild Lanka was formed by a group young Sri Lankan's committed towards relieving the sick & suffering IDP's from the Vanni area and rebuilding this nation. Our relief strategy is of 3 phases. Reach out and Relieve, Rehabilitate and finally Rebuild.

As part of Phase 1 of our strategy we have initiated 2 projects which are: "MEDICARE" and "LETS SHARE". While project MEDICARE focuses on the collection & distribution of essential medical items, project LET'S SHARE focuses collection & distribution of new/used clothing for the IDP's. Please visit our blog for a list of items we are collecting and additional information about out team.

Drop off Point
47/5, 9th Lane,
Jambugasmulla Mawatha,
Nugegoda.

Contact Details:
Tel: +94772269584 (Asela)
Email: rebuildlanka2009[at]gmail.com
http://rebuildlanka.wordpress.com/collection-list/

Appeal to All Sri Lankans - Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE)

Bodhi Lanka - Willing to Help

Bodhi Lanka Foundation, a nonprofit in Maryland dedicated to creating small sustainable development projects in Sri Lanka. The director of Bodhi LankaThushara Ekanayake would like to help if the IDPs in the North need medical supplies, food, and even monetary donations. In addition, this organization is willing to join hands with any NGOs or volunteer workers to carry out aid work.

Please contact:
Mr. Thushara
tushara.ekanayake[at]gmail.com
Director
The Bodhi Lanka Foundation

Toys for Our Children - ACT Lanka

ACT is requesting donations of toys, games and colouring items for displaced children in the Vavuniya and Padaviya Hospitals. Apart from the urgent medical needs, it is important to remember that there are many injured children here and they need to have some fun and distraction as well as medication.

If you have any clean used or new toys (or games, coloring books, stickers) please drop them off this week at the collection point below.

Collection Points(Mon-Fri, 9-5)
Radhika Philip/ACT
c/o Investor Access Asia
60, Fifth Lane
Colombo 3

Contact Details
Neesha (inventory[at]actlanka.org) prior to delivery.

Alternately, you can make a donation into any Sri Lanka NDB branch to the account below or via bank transfer from abroad. Please send a mail to accounts[at]actlanka.org with your name and donation number and that you’d like the amount allocated for toys.

Action & Care Trust
NDB Bank, Sri Lanka
Account No: 100001018418
SWIFT Code: NDBSLKLX

For any queries about the Toy Drive please contact toys[at]actlanka.org.

This need is not medically urgent these children need hope as well as healing. It’s a small thing, but a toy or a game can mean a lot to a child, especially one who’s seen significant trauma and has very little. We hope you can help.

Medicines Needed by the Vanni Camp

ORS / Jeevani - 200ml	1000
ORS 1L	50
0.9% Sodium chloride - 500 ml	50
Lignocaine - 2% ( no adrenaline)	50
Cotton wool Large Pack	100
Gauze Large Pack	20
Bandages	50
Mepore Plaster Pcs	50
Leuco Plasters Large	20
Elastoplaster Rolls	20
Hydrogen peroxide 400mL bottles	5 nos
Glove box	5 nos
Face masks	50
Methyl salicylate big can	2
BB cream	20 cans
Syringes - 2ml, 5ml, 10ml	25 each
i.v. cannulae (butterfly)	25 nos
Suture Nylon, 2.0 round bodied needle	10
Glucose	10 packets
5% dextrose - 500ml	20 bottles
50% dextrose inj. - 10ml	20 vials
Flamazine jars (500 g)	2 nos
Scalpel blades	50
Cannulla - 18, 21 G	25 nos each

A Sarong to Make a Difference

Last week Ruby Studio launched a sarong drive for internally displaced people (IDP) in the North East of Sri Lanka under the banner - Send in the Versatile Sarong! The drive had limited success. We had a target of 10,000 sarongs but we collected just over 200! We thank all those who donated this versatile garment. We have subsequently involved schools and churches in the drive and this should increase the number of sarongs to be donated... having said that... we appeal once again to those who read these emails, forward them on, but do nothing more... we appeal to you to make May 2009, the sarong month!

What you can do this May:

• Set up a collection box/bin in your office for all of May to collect either new or freshly laundered sarongs (in good condition)
• Set up a 'Sarong Pool' to collect money for sarongs that can either be purchased by you or funds can be donated to Ruby Studio for purchasing sarongs.
• Speak with your neighbours, friends and family over dinner, a coffee, or a cold beer. Its just a sarong. It can cost less than Rs.200. We don't want Barefoot designer sarongs!
• Stop thinking it'll make no difference! A child could sleep more comfortably, adults protect their modesty, in times and circumstances where sleep and respect are scarce.

Drop-off Point:
Ruby Studio, 125 Fife Road, First Floor (Above Mythi Caterers) from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday all through May.

Contact Details
Hans on 0115 515127
email: hansbillimoria[at]gmail.com

Distributing Rations to Vavuniya this Weekend

We have received security clearance & leaving next weekend to distribute rations & help the Internally Displaced people in Vavuniya. This is a great opportunity for everybody to unite as citizens of one country & help make Sri Lanka a better place.

When:
8th - 10th may

Collection Items:

1. Milk Powder
2. Water
3. Biscuits
4. Dry Rations - Rice, dhal, etc
5. Clothes - we have already organised 1000pcs for Children & 1000pcs for adults.
6. Bed Sheets 7. Tooth Brushes & Tooth Paste

Please note we are not accepting money, as this may lead to too many complications.

Contact Number:
+94 777 222 228
ehantha.sirisena[at]gmail.com.

Collection Point:
15, Flower Road,
Colombo 3
(Opposite Boss)

New Wiki at Savevanni.org and updates on Twitter

Because it's a tad difficult to track which initiatives are on-going and which have finished, we have set up a wiki at www.savevanni.org with active aid initiatives. Please contribute with information there or by emailing us on savevanni[at]gmail.com.

Updates on the humanitarian situation and aid-needs are also updated on our twitter. Please follow us there.

Attention all Aid Workers- Critical Medical needs: Office of the Regional Director of Health Services