Donation of medications
District project for the Inner Wheel Clubs of Colombo, Colombo Nawa Udana , Anuradhapura and Jaffna was completed. Medication and syringes where handed over to Cancer Hospital children’s ward.
Donation of essential items to a small-scale catering venture
Supported a courageous mother, Rukshika, in her small-scale catering venture by donating a rice cooker, 2 large saucepans, a steamer and a gas cylinder. The owner of “Ruk’s Kitchen”, Rukshika is using the proceeds of her business to put her three daughters through school. It is truly a family affair as her husband supports the…
Donation of medications and other essential items
Donated urgently requested medicines as well as an umbrella, a wall fan, four packs of adult diapers and a box of milk biscuits to the residents at Cheshire Home, a home for the differently abled. This is the oldest and longest-running project of the club.
Donation of Medications
Donated cancer medications for Leukemia to the Apeksha Hospital Paediatric Unit in Maharagama.
Donation of a wheelchair
Donated a wheelchair to the Indira Cancer Trust in Maharagama.
World Literacy Month
Donated beautiful pre-loved children’s books to the Children of Joy Home in celebration of Literacy Month. The children were also gifted biscuits and chocolates by the club.
Environmental Education and Conservation project
The club conducted an Environmental Education and Conservation project in two schools in the Hambantota District. 200 plus children in junior and secondary grades benefited from this program in the collaboration with the dynamic youthwing @wnpssl.org. The children were interactively taught about the effects of the environment and human elephant conflict, and we conducted a…
Gifting of multi parameter monitor to LRH
Gifted a Multi-Parameter Monitor with an infant probe, saline stand, and medications to the Paediatric Nephrology Ward of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Colombo. These monitors are used for continuous monitoring of children undergoing invasive procedures and enable health staff to identify complications early and are critical life saving equipment. Children suffering from congenital…
Celebrating International Friendship Day
Celebrated International Friendship Day dressed in blue, holding placards with quotes on friendship, walking arm-in-arm to raise funds for the Sri Lanka Cancer Society. There was much laughter and merriment as the ladies encouraged each other to complete the walk, after which they enjoyed themselves at the fun fair while visiting the food stalls. When…
Mobile medical and eye camp
Supported an eye and health camp held in Moratumulla for disadvantaged senior citizens in this impoverished area. This was done in conjunction with HelpAge Sri Lanka. The camp had doctors checking height, weight, blood pressure, random blood sugar and examining the eyes of these elders. A lecture on general health was given covering nutrition, healthy…