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Remembering Bla'ze of Kingswood

The Kingswood College will remember their founder Louis Edmand Blaze with a Founder's Day Service on October 1 at the Methodist Church, Kollupitiya at - 5.30pm. Old boys and well withers of kingswood are invited to attend. A fellowship will follow the Church service, Kingswood Union, Colombo Branch said.

University batch to mark 50 years

The 1962 batch of the Peradeniya University will celebrate its 50 years in June 2012.

If you belong to the 1962 batch as an Arts, Science, Medicine, Dental, Agriculture or Engineering student, contact one of the following numbers and give your details.

071 570 1647; 071 282 6063; 071 8316602; 071 620 3220

Help Tharushi

Tharushi Hettihewa (13) of Bathalawatta, Thalagasdeniya, Hikkaduwa suffering from a cancerous tumour. Despite treatment at the Colombo National Hospital she has not fully recovered from the ailment and doctors have recommended further specialized treatment to save her life. Her father Saman Sri Lal says further treatment will cost nearly Rs 1 million.

The family is not in a position to meet this cost due to their present financial plight. He would request kind donors to send whatever financial contributions possible to expedite the treatment and save his daughters life.

All contribution's should be remitted to account number 7437521 at the Bank of Ceylon Hikkaduwa branch. His Contact no is 0722653655.

She needs help

Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Srimali Dimuthu Kumari, 20, a resident of Shanthi, Deliwa, Ruwalwela, Moneragala has been diagnosed to have left C P angle tumor. Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist Dr. Rathandevi of Apollo hospitals, Chennai India has recommended a cyberknife radio surgery (10 fractions) and has advised early surgery to save the girl's life.

The cost of the operation will be around Rs. 1.5 million and the duration of stay in India will be around three weeks as outpatient.

The cost of the procedure is around Rs. 2 million which the patient's family cannot afford. Her parents appeal to the public to help them with financial assistance to save their daughter's life.

Donations can be remitted to Bank of Ceylon, Dambagalla Branch A/C No. 72245759 under her name R.M. Srimali Dimuthukumari. Tel: 0718038233.

PMB in full swing

Tissamaharama special corr

About 5,000,000 kilos of paddy has been bought by 18 centres of the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) in the Southern Province, PMB regional manager D S Dissanayake said.