Sampath shares spirit of Avurudu with IDPs

A child recieving a gift parcel

In Vavuniya Sampath Bank Avurudu Celebrations took a more meaningful and exemplary turn this year...

The Sampath Team visited three Internally Displaced Persons Camps in the Vavuniya district during the Avurudu Season, to bring a smile and ray of hope to the fellow Sri Lankans taking shelter at these camps.

The three IDP Camps visited by the Sampath Team are Poonthottam Science Academy, Poonthottam School and the Kovilkulam Hindu College.

Sampath Team ensured to do whatever possible to make this Avurudu festival a happier one for the people there in the newly liberated northern province, who have nothing to call their own except for the clothes they wear and for whom the sound of gun fire and the miseries of war are still fresh on their minds. The team gave away special gift parcels for the children and other essential items for the families and were richly rewarded with happy smiles... shy... but genuine, in return for the ray of sunshine and hopes for the future they shared with the people of the IDP Camps. Deputy General Manager - Finance and Planning of Sampath Bank, Lalith Jayakody handing over a gift parcel to one of the children. Manager - Operations, Sampath Bank - Mahil Kuragama, Lieutenant Mahagedara of Sri Lanka Army and other IDP Camp officials are also in the background.