Yesterday Sam and I ran around many mini errands. Our to-do list looked something like this-
-shop for two small kitchens for Cynthia and Thisiling (items to include: kerosene oil cooker, coconut scraper, bucket, knives, scrubber, kettle, plates, spoons, cups, cooking spoons)
- drop these items off at their homes
-drop off three steel cupboards for Indika, Thisiling and Cynthia (this was to be delivered to them)
-purchase building materials and supervise the re-construction of Bertila' s home
We did most of this errands via a three-wheeled scooter taxi that careened madly about our little town. The driver was very enthusiastic about our work, and even climbed into Thisiling's home (they were not in and the windows were open) to place the kitchen supplies in.
We also stopped by the St. Mary's Nayakakanda parish church to see if they had any tsunami related projects. We found Father Gregory in full preparation for Ash Wednesday.
He wanted 100 school bags and 60 drawing instrument boxes for the Peraliya Sri Jinaratne Maha Vidyalaya. (Peraliya was the location of the train accident and was especially hard hit.) The cost for this was $280. The church had already donated 350 school bags for the children. Father Gregory was very happy with this gift because it meant that the church was able to help this school completely.
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