A ray of HOPE for cancer patients
My first meeting with Mahela Jayawardene was
surprisingly, not on an international cricket pitch or amidst
enthusiastic fans scampering to get an autograph from one of Sri
Lanka's most famous and talented cricketers. It was at a meeting at
the Ministry of Health, where Mahela, his father Senarath and Upali
Samarasinghe of the Lions Club of Colombo Somerset presented Rs. 21
million to complete building the HOPE Cancer Hospital.
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Paurukanda Punchi Sripada steeped in history
Although the midday sun was falling on our
heads, we started our pilgrimage to the Punchi Sripada at Paurukanda
at Halwala, a village in the Walallawita Divisional Secretary’s
division in the Kalutara district. A few villagers of Halwala joined
us to climb, the beautiful hill Paurukanda which is about 510 feet
above sea level, it is covered with vegetation.
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