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A SRI LANKAN STUDENT IN USA SENDS 10 PCS TO HORIZON LANKA (Updated on October 22, 2006)
Isuru Senevirathna isuru@horizonlanka.org October 15, 2006
Lalithra Fernando, a 12th grade student at El Cerrito High School donated 10 PCs to Horizon Lanka Foundation last month. After visiting Horizon Lanka website, he got to know about Horizon Lanka Foundation. He realized what Horizon Lanka is doing to improve computer and English skills of the students in rural Mahavilachchiya village of Sri Lanka.
When Lalithra was busy with studies, his mother Mrs. Ranjani Fernando helped us coordinating the donation through emails.
Since February this year, we at Horizon Lanka Foundation had very high hopes of receiving these 10 PC’s. In September, it became a reality. We thank all the parties involved in every aspect of the above operation.
On 23rd September these computers were delivered to us by Colombo Regency Rotary Club. Immediately we checked these PCs and found them to be of high quality.
We distributed the PCs among 10 students in Horizon Lanka Academy. These PCs were very helpful in building the mesh network in Mahavilachchiya village and connecting to the Internet. Through mesh technology, we have been able to connect 30 PCs in Mahavilachchiya to the Internet.
We invite you to send the used PCs you have to us so that we can distribute them among the students in Mahavilachchiya.
