Donated 23 pairs of custom-made prescription spectacles to students and staff members of a local school using high quality frames gifted by a member. The recipients eyes were tested free of charge at the Eye Clinic at the Centre for Handicapped and the cost of the lenses was met by members of the club. A leg brace was also gifted to the Centre for donation to a needy recipient.
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Celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child
Marking the International Day of the Girl Child an artificial limb is donated annually to a girl through the Center for Handicapped. The recipient of the limb this year was nine-year-old Dimalshi, who was born with a congenital deformity and who needs her artificial limb replaced each year as she outgrows the previous one.
Donation to charitable institutions
Made their ongoing contributions to the charitable institutions.
IIW Centennial Limb
A new Endowment Fund was set up during the visit of IIW President Trish Douglas to provide for a limb annually on 10th January to celebrate the establishment of International Inner Wheel. The first limb was gifted to a 16 year old school girl.
Donation of a leg brace
A leg brace was gifted to the Centre for Handicapped for donation to a needy recipient.
District project on Women Empowerment
Provided a 5 month-long scholarship to a final year dental student who is currently awaiting her results and the assignment of an internship.
Donation in Loolwatte
Donated a month’s worth of dry rations to 20 families in Loolwatte, in the Knuckles region.