Re: SL reconstruction

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From: Joe Simpson
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:23 PM
To: Alex P Cooray
Cc: Michael Roberts
Subject: SL reconstruction
Alex - please consider posting this attached info on your weblog. It is a 100% 'bona fide' source - I know personally Jayantha Jayawardene, who is with the ADB in Colombo and is also a published SL wild elephant specialist. I am trying to interest some of our local town councils over here to "adopt-a-village" in S. Asia to help with reconstruction over the next few years. Why not present this idea to your local council also? If you need more info, let me know. Also do feel free to contact Jayantha directly, his emaiol address is on the attached notice.
K. Regards,
Joe.

BIODIVERSITY AND ELEPHANT CONSERVATION TRUST

615/32 Rajagiriya Gardens
Nawala Road
Rajagiriya
Sri Lanka
Phone: 00- 94 -1- 867902
E-mail: mailto:romalijj@slt.lk


HELPING TSUNAMI VICTIMS

As you are aware Sri Lanka was one of the countries that were very badly affected by the recent Tsunami. Sri Lanka has the second highest number of recorded deaths at over 30,000 (and the figure is still rising). The devastation and damage caused is unimaginable and has to be seen to be believed. The reconstruction of the infrastructure and the resettlement of the one million displaced persons will take a number of years.

To be able to help the effort to repair the damage, in a small way, the Biodiversity & Elephant Conservation Trust has set up a special trust named the BECT Tsunami Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Trust with the express purpose of assisting, in a tangible and permanent way, some of those who have been badly affected by the recent disaster.

A friend in Sri Lanka has already donated 9 acres of land to this trust. We hope to utilize this land to build an entire village including the normal infrastructure . The number of houses will be determined; the land for each house will also be determined and marked out by a surveyor. Land for common facilities like a hall, library, lights, potable water, playground etc will be provided for.

This appeal is to ask you to please contribute what ever you can to assist us in our efforts. Please pass this on to everyone you know. No donation is too small nor would it be too big.

Thank you for your generosity towards people in dire need.

Mr. Nihal A Perera, a Sri Lankan ,who has spent over 15 years in the United States has now returned to Sri Lanka and is helping BECT full time with the new rehabilitation project.

Donations should be sent to: ‘BECT Tsunami Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Trust’ Account Number 0111 0000 7235 at the Nations Trust Bank, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7 Sri Lanka. Bank No. NTBCLKCX

Jayantha Jayewardene
Managing Trustee