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This                heart-warming                                     event                    was



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               conducted in 2 phases.









                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Phase 1 was the fund raiser where a



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Charity  Run  and  an  entertainment



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               programme was held in Kandy, which



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               included  exhilarating  performances



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               of some of our celebrated Sri Lankan



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               artists  in  order  to  raise  the  required



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               funds  for  the  high-priced  filtration




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               system.




















                                              Phase 2 included the donation of the water purification




                                              system  to  Galeliya  Village,  one  of  the  highly  impacted



                                              villages in Aralaganwila, Polonnaruwa, where many lives



                                              have been lost to CKDU plaguing the villagers.








                                              Major goal of this project was to provide clean water to



                                              rural  areas  as  a  solution  to  prevent  being  affected  by



                                              CKDU  as  one  of  the  major  causes  of  this  disease  was




                                              identified as consumption of unsanitary water.








                                              This extremely rewarding event was also considered as



                                              a  club  outing  as  they  were  able  to  soothe  the



                                              stress-burdened  minds  of  our  club  members  by




                                              delighting                         themselves                             in           the              picturesque                              and



                                              entertaining  journey  from  Kandy  to  Aralaganwila.  The



                                              ceremony organised by the villagers was a highlight of



                                              the day and will forever remain in the memories of all



                                              the participants.





































































































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