The Black & White evening with

Mary Wilson of the Supremes:

World Renowned Performer, Best-Selling Author, US Cultural Ambassador, Mary Wilson performs in Sri Lanka at a fundraiser for Sri Lanka's Landmine Victims as spokesperson for the Humpty Dumpty Institute, New York.

NEW YORK, October 9, 2007,

Sri Lanka will play host to Mary Wilson, one of the original members' of the legendary Supremes as she performs at a fundraiser in Colombo at 'The Black & White Evening on 3rd November at the Cinnamon Grand.

Mary Wilson of The Supremes that inspired the Oscar winning film 'Dreamgirls' will be in Sri Lanka on the invitation of the Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) New York and the One Sri Lanka Foundation San Francisco.

The concert, highlighting some of the Supreme's biggest Grammy winning hits including Stop! In The Name of Love, I'm Every Woman and Ain't No Mountain High Enough will be complemented by an elegantly themed black and white ambience, gourmet cuisine and great wines courtesy the host hotel, the Cinnamon Grand. Mary Wilson who is accompanied by a seven member band will perform this fundraiser for Sri Lanka's landmine victims, primarily children who become the unfortunate victims of these weapons of war.

Mary Wilson, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 along with her fellow Supremes Diana Ross and Florence Ballard was also appointed by US Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2003 as Cultural Ambassador and has travelled on missions to Botswana, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bosnia, Mozambique, Oman, Uruguay and Argentina.

She was recently awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Paine College in Augusta, GA and has authored "Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together" and the best-seller "Dreamgirl" My Life As A Supreme."

This is the first mission undertaken by Mary Wilson as the spokesperson for HDI New York and whose visit will also include travelling to Jaffna to review mine clearance by the HALO Trust and Dairy Development by Land O'Lakes Dairy Development Lanka both funded by HDI. The media sponsors are the Sunday Times, Daily Mirror, Hi, Channel 1 MTV and Yes FM.

The Humpty Dumpty Institute

The Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) is a results-oriented nonprofit organisation forging innovative public-private partnerships designed to help solve specific international problems.

HDI is implementing multi-million dollar mine clearance and development and education projects in Sri Lanka, Laos and Vietnam under special grants from the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of State.