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Excel
World! and
Holiday Party at
McDonald's We
waited until early afternoon, when our oldest kids came home from their
last day of O-level exams, and then swept everyone into a chartered bus
and set off on the one-hour ride out of the Pamunugama jungle and into
Colombo. We first visited Excel
World amusement park in central Colombo, where the kids spent several
tireless hours running from ride to ride. After a long afternoon in
the sun, in the evening we transferred the kids to air-conditioned
McDonald's for dinner, and a holiday party of games,
face-painting, and other fun, topped off with ice-cream. When they finally had their fill of
food and fun and when McDonald's was wishing to close for the night, we
put our suddenly-exhausted kids back on the bus and sent them home, well
past their bed-time. The fun-filled day was a rare treat for our
Pamunugama kids, for whom "vacation" is often otherwise a
melancholy, gloomy time. We and they are very grateful for this
wonderful day and wonderful memory!
Below are a few photos to share the day with you. Enjoy!
OSI-Pamunugama Site Page - With more photos, maps, and information about OSI-Pamunugama... A huge thank-you to Asanga Seneviratne for providing this fantastic day and memory for our Pamunugama children! A special thank-you also to OSI-Pamunugama liaison Anita Priyadarshani for coordinating the bus/transport and all arrangements with the home and children and for supervising the children the entire day, with your usual good cheer! Thanks to Ms. Dilini Jayasuriya for accompanying our kids and the warmth you showed them, and to the patience of Celine (Pamunugama orphanage matron) and her fantastic staff! Thanks to all of you for creating this fantastic memory for these very deserving children! If you are interested in funding a similar project for OSI children, please contact OSI Other Events - View other OSI events
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Thanks
to the generosity and care of Mr. Asanga Seneviratne, an OSI donor right here in
Sri Lanka, our Pamunugama children were treated to a fantastic day-out
during their year-end vacation, to celebrate the completion of another
school year and to bring in the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
