To the aid of tsunami orphans of Hambantota
The public of Ikeda Town and other donors in the Prefecture of Gifu
in Japan have committed a sum of Sri Lanka Rs. 650,000 to be spent for
the welfare of tsunami affected orphans and their guardians in
Hambantota.
This showering of generosity has been made possible due to the hard
work put in by Zulfy Thajudeen and his friends of the NPO Organization -
Hot Station Ikeda & Joho Station Ikeda, who left no stone unturned in
their efforts to collect as much donations as possible from the
residents of all parts of the Prefecture of Gifu.
Thajudeen who had been holidaying in Sri Lanka at the time of the
tsunami was particularly struck by the pitiless plight of the children
who had been caught up in the tsunami and had vowed to somehow do
something to ameliorate their condition on his return to Japan. In his
own words: "
..... Every time I look at my 1 1/2 year old son, I just can't help
my heart bleeding for the thousands who lost their loved ones and
children (our greatest treasure) whose lifelines for love and provision,
their parents, were so unfairly yanked off their lives! As much as the
lives of my family and I was spared, it dawned on me that it was my
moral responsibility to contribute within my capacity in easing the
misery of 'disaster affected children' and their parents struggling to
make ends meet as a result of the disaster."
Actuated by this ambition, Thajudeen drummed up enough support
amongst his Japanese friends to engage in a fund-raising campaign which
resulted in this amount of money being collected.
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