Past Events
Tuesday night in Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, 75 people came out to learn about and support two charities in Sri Lanka. We had Sri Lankan bites and raffle prizes including dinner, hotel nights, and salon packages. Everyone's generosity led to a total of $2,000 raised in the course of just three hours! We even got some folks out on the dance floor to some Latin beats. Overall, it was a great launch in DC—multi-ethnic Sri Lankans mingled with supportive donors to learn more about the situation of the IDPs in Sri Lanka's Vanni.
Lanka Solidarity would like to thank everyone who was able to make it out and donate to ACT Lanka and the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust. We look forward to more such events in the Washington, DC area in the near future.
People interested in donating can still do so. Please contact Sashi.
On August 3, 2009, Lanka Solidarity held a fundraiser for internally displaced people in Sri Lanka. We raised a total of $1,012 for Doctors Without Borders, ACT Sri Lanka, and Global Medic. Here are more specific details about how much was contributed to each organization, and the methods of payment:
Doctors Without Borders
Cash: $305
Check: $50
Total: $355
Global Medic
Cash: $297
Online: $60
Total: $357
ACT Sri Lanka
Pledge: $300