a BIG THANK YOU for everyone's support

Dear Friends,

As you all know, I have been saving to volunteer as an art therapist in Sri Lanka for the last 8 months. I was lucky enough to work for 3 fantastic restaurants in Portsmouth (thank you- Harpoon Willy's, the Wellington Room and the Coat of Arms). Each establishment has an excellent team of staff (I love you guys) and very generous customers (thank you all) that helped to support my goal. I was able to earn the cost of my trip without the need to do personal fundraising.

For my first post of this blog, I would like to offer the opportunity to the people in my life to continue to assist the project by donating directly to the foundation I will volunteer for.
It is the DAKSHINA LANKA SAMBODHI WELFARE FOUNDATION.
http://www.sambodhifoundation.org/
This foundation is responsible for a school and home for the disabled.
The mission statement copied from their website states:

"Helping one child at a time would start making a difference. The mission of this program is to improve the life of them. These destitute humans need out support. Our guiders and mostly our love. It is not possible to clap with one hand but with collective help we can gracefully go future into helping these needy humans. Presently we are faced with even worse circumstances here in Sri Lanka after years of prolonged civil war with ethnic conflicts destroying the countries economy and living standard."

I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to visit this special place and offer help, and hope to connect this experience with everyone back home. If ever you feel called to do so and would like to donate - funds can be transferred directly to the foundation:
Dakshina Lanka Sambodhi Welfare Foundation
Commercial Bank
(Galle City Branch)
Acc. No: 1270016208
Swift Code: CCEYKLX
Donations are to cover the expenses of water, electricity, food, medicine, cleaning and for the salaries of the staff. Please visit the website to see the breakdown of monthly expenses.
I hope you all know how grateful I am for your love and encouragement. I would not be doing this without each of you that touched my life and inspired me to keep working towards this goal.
Thank you so much for reading.