Help her get artificial hand

Wehelle Piyathilake Maharagama special corr.

Shalika Deepanjali Rajapaksa , a girl studying in Grade Six at Kuliyapitiya Central College had lost her right hand in an accident, received part of the money to get an artificial hand from a youth working in Italy. The youth, Nandana Prasad Wijesinghe of Kongolla, Kithaluwa, Kuliyapitiya has provided Rs 108,600 to Shalika.

Shalika is a child artiste attached to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. She had got through her Grade five scholarship examination as well.

She had appealed to the Aroggya Foundation for the Disabled for an artificial hand. The Foundation’s Director Ven Unapane Ariyadhamma Thera uploaded the news in their website, which resulted in finding the donation.

The estimated cost for the artificial hand is Rs. 234,000. The girl’s parents were also badly injured in the same accident, are still recovering. Shalika seeks public assistance to raise the balance money to buy her an artificial hand.

Contributions could be credited to Aroggya Foundation or her mother’s Savings bank account at People’s Bank, Kuliyapitiya No. 028200111531438 (R. P. Seelawathie). Contact Director, Aroggya Foundation for Disabled, Ven. Unapane Ariyadhamma Thera, Narandaramaya, Pathiragoda, Maharagama. 011-3175889.