Pat and Clive who are friends of Steve and Gav are currently on holiday in Sri Lanka. When they heard about the work that FODAD was doing closeby, they offered to help in anyway they could whilst they were out there.
The answer is always "Yes" and today they visited the Nursery School to hand out new shoes for all the under 5s. They were welcomed with garlands and smiles and treated to a performance of song and dance. Inevitably, they were captivated by the kids' smiles...
Later, they went to the Village School to check on the progress of Imesha, the girl we met who tragically lost her mother back in June. They were able to handover 600 rupees (thats just $6 or £3.50) on FODAD's behalf to pay for her continuing monthly tuition fees.
Then it was on to the beach where they saw the new boat being prepared for the new nets that FODAD has provided to establish the fishing cooperative. Later, Pat and Clive were treated to lunch, Sri Lankan style, at Udaya's.
They're now looking forward to their third visit to the village on Friday to hopefully see a performance by some pupils at the Village School using the instruments provided in memory of Don's late brother, Declan.
We'll have lots of pictures to post when they return to the UK next week.
For people to give up precious down-time whilst on holiday is appreciated enormously and just shows how generous friends of the Friends of Della and Don are! Our thanks to them both x
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