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EVENTS

Latest Event: 

On Saturday 19th July CAL hosted a Music & International Food Fair by Mansion House in Nonsuch Park, Surrey. Restaurant stalls were provided by Cuzini, Haweli, Golden Platter and Serendip. Music was supplied by Sounds Unlimited Entertainment.

The same evening, from 6pm to 8pm, Nonsuch History & Dance Company and the children of Nonsuch Primary School performed authentic Tudor dances at Nonsuch High School for Girls. 






CHILD AID LANKA UPDATE 

The Child Aid Lanka committee members have, since the AGM, been reviewing how we can make our funds help underprivileged children in Sri Lanka.

We have connected up with Practical Action in the UK, who introduced us to Practical Action South Asia, which has their office in Colombo. During her visit to Colombo in April, our CAL Secretary, Kumari Ratnayake, met the Director of Practical Action, accompanied by the President of Rotary Club of Colombo and a representative of Zonta Club, to discuss our project to provide renewable energy, i.e. Solar Panels and Wind Turbines, to childcare centres and orphanages. 

We are also reviewing microfinance projects in the tsunami-affected parts of the island, setting up projects to help charitable organisations help themselves.


PAST EVENTS:

This year's AGM was held at the Serendip Restaurant, 69 Stonecot Hill, Sutton (Tel 020 8641 2199).

Laura Moffatt MP hosted a reception to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of Child Aid Lanka at the House of Commons, Jubilee Room on the 26th of June 2008. A guided tour of the House of Commons and a buffet was served.
 
Our annual Christmas Dinner was held at the well known Sri Lankan restaurant, "CUZINI", on Sunday 16th December.  
 
The latest AGM was held on Saturday 27th October 2007 at St Paul's Church 15 Northey Avenue, Surrey SM2 7HS. Leslie Middleton-Weaver spoke on "Delivering aid that has been asked for, and what it has accomplished" followed by a discussion. 
 
A fundraising Dinner and Cultural Show was held on 16th of June ’07 at St Paul’s Church, Surrey. “Sunset Soiree 2007”. These funds will go towards the Energy Project that is being negotiated for the coming years. Greening of the Planet is on the world’s agenda, and we should pay particular attention to our deprived children benefiting from some support, gaining from this momentum to better their lot.
 
Our annual Christmas Party was held on Saturday 2nd December 2006 at the newly opened restaurant "Cuzini", No 22 The Boulevard, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1XP. It was a lovely evening, with compliments to the chef!
 
We held our 2006 Annual General Meeting on October 28th. We have had a very successful year. We are now registered with the Charities Commission. Our focus should be to identify major donors to support CAL projects.
A DINNER DANCE was held on 29th July 2006 at St Paul’s Church, Northey Avenue, Cheam. See the Secretary's Report presented at the occasion. See the two leaflets giving information on the Mobile Medical Clinic's activities in January 2006. St Paul’s (Howell Hill) and St Mary’s (Burgh Heath), individuals and Child Aid Lanka all support the work of the clinic;
Mobile Medical Clinic Leaflet 1
Mobile Medical Clinic Leaflet 2 

"After Tsunami, A look at Sri Lanka and the work of the Mobile Clinic"
Tuesday 21st February 2006, St Paul’s Church, Northey Avenue, Cheam
A report was presented by the team who recently went to Sri Lanka and helped to bring healthcare to those living in the Tsunami affected communities. The team included Dr Alison Shephard from Cheam Family Practice and members of St Paul’s, Howell Hill and St Mary’s, Burgh Heath. These churches, individuals and Child Aid Lanka all support the work of the clinic.

A dinner to raise funds for the Mobile Medical Unit now in operation in the tsunami affected areas was held on 24th November 2005 at St Paul's Church, Howell Hill, Surrey.

The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING was held on SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2005. Relevant information can be found in our Documents Archive. 

Fund raising events held in 2005 included a Dinner Dance at the Grange Holborn Hotel, 50-60 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AR, on the 11th June.

CAL had a food stall at the Cheam Village Fair, on Bank Holiday Monday 30th May, 2005. The event was organised by Cheam Rotary with Sutton & Cheam Round Table.

On the 12th May 2005 a Lunch was held at St Paul's Church, Howell Hill, Cheam, to help raise funds for the Tsunami 2004 aid effort. Money raised will be used to fund a mobile medical unit for a disaster zone in Sri Lanka. Our contributions will help equip the unit with the necessary drugs and other medical requirements. 

On the 14th May 2005 the Village of Cheam held its annual Fair. CAL hosted a Bric-a-Brac stall. Proceeds go to those children and families who have suffered from the tsunami disaster.