On a request made by Sri Lanka Army officials in Jaffna, Rotary Association of Colombo has donated 23 push bicycles for the schoolchildren who had attained the highest marks at the grade-5 scholarship examination-2008 in Jaffna.
The donation was arranged as a result of a discussion held between Security Forces Commander in Jaffna, Major General GA Chandasiri and Additional Area Director of Education D.T. Selwarathnam. During this discussion, Mr. Slewarathnam had highlighted that the schoolchildren in Jaffna have been facing problems due to lack of sufficient public transport services in the area.
Taking another step towards restoring normalcy in the Peninsula, Major General Chandasiri had made a request of from the donor. Sri Lanka Navy had transported the bicycles to Jaffna from Colombo and the donation was made at a simple ceremony held at Kankasanthurai on Saturday (Dec 6).
The bicycles were distributed among 23 students belonging to 14 schools. The principals of the schools, teachers and the security forces officials participated for the event.
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Courtesy: Ministry of Defence
