Good day! Best wishes from Sydney, Australia.
Firstly, I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed to my “Project Home Owl” in numerous ways.
As you all know, I made a firm commitment to use all proceedings from the sale of my first novel “Lost in Floral Rain” (Sarasavi, 2019, ISBN: 978-955-31-1451-8) to “Project Home Owl” initiative. “Project Home Owl” is a charity project with two main objectives, ie, to donate prescribed text books to first year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya and to donate English language readers for primary school children in government schools in under-privileged areas in Sri Lanka.
I would like to acknowledge the generous contributions/ donations towards “Project Home Owl” by those who attended the book launch events held in Sri Lanka and in Sydney Australia (Hawkesbury Hospital, Minchinbury Community Hospital, Beaumont Hills Community Centre and Nepean Hospital) and those who purchased books online.
I would now like to outline what we have achieved through “Project Home Owl” so far.
Books donated to Peradeniya Medical Students
The new academic year at University of Peradeniya started in October 2019. Fourteen first year students with financial difficulties were selected by the academic staff of Faculty of Medicine to receive the textbooks. My sincere appreciation to Dr Sulochana Wijetunge and Prof Asiri Abeygunawardena, for making this project a success.
Ten copies each of the following three prescribed textbooks were donated.
- Last's Anatomy
- Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology
- Lippincott Illustrated review in Biochemistry
Books were purchased from Sarasavi Bookshop (Anatomy and Biochemistry) and from Jeya Bookshop (Medical Physiology). The total cost of the above donation was Rs 114,500 (including courier charges).
A letter sent by Professor Asiri Abeyagunawardena, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya.
We are planning to make a similar donation this year as well.
Books donated to school children
- A collection of about 40 English readers for children were donated to Rajasinghe Primary School, Bope, Ingiriya. The total cost of the donation (including delivery) was Rs 5,750.
- A collection of about 50 English readers for children were donated to Hobariyawa Primary School in Girandurukotte. The total cost of the donation (including delivery) was Rs 11,651.50. This donation was facilitated by award winning author Nissanka Wijemanna.
- A collection of about 35 English readers for children were donated to Paramankada Primary School, Madolsima, Passara via Hands for Hope organisation in Sri Lanka (contact person: Madhawa Wijesinghe). The total cost of the donation (including delivery) was Rs 6,190. The organiser later informed us that the donation will go to a different school in Mahiyanganaya area.
- A sum of $100 was donated to provide school bags for under-privileged primary school children in Badulla district. This donation was facilitated by Nini Seneviratne, a schoolteacher from Bandarawela.
- We have also made arrangements to donate 37 English readers to the library of Siyapatha Children’s Club in Negombo area. The total cost of this donation was Rs 7,276.70.
Thank you.
-Pushpa Suriyaarachchi
Copies from the second print of the novel "Lost in Floral Rain" are available for sale in Australia. Those who are willing to purchase a copy are kindly requested to refer to information given in the following location: https://lostinfloralrain.blogspot.com/2023/05/how-to-buy-copy-of-lost-in-floral-rain.html
All revenue raised from the sale of "Lost in Floral rain" will be used for the charity named "Project Home Owl". For details of "Project Home Owl" charity please visit: https://lostinfloralrain.blogspot.com/2019/05/introducing-project-home-owl-charity.html
For details contact: pushpa.suriyaarachchi@yahoo.com.au.
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