I wanted no expense spared, as I mulled over menus and decorations, often making numerous calls to find out what ingredients went in to the canapés and conferring with the matrons as to what the children would prefer. With my daughter in tow, many a shopkeeper and sales person we recruited in busy malls to find us the identical piece of clothing in different sizes and often very often up to 25 pieces of the same style. Making the best of a budget, although I wanted to spend with abandon was a hard task, as I had to shop around, literally for the best bargains. The weeks before D-day were a flurry of activity, gifts for over 150 children needed to be bought and wrapped. Not only did we become close friends over the last few months of hasty planning, she also fulfilled my hearts desire of bringing the holidays to Moratuwa. By Nirukshi de Lanerolle, Edited by Nadiya de LanerolleĪs the Emerge Bead Program Coordinator and Sarvodaya’s Donor Relations Manager it had always been my deepest desire to share the beauty of Christmas holidays with the lovely children I work with just as I share it with my loved ones.įor many of the young girls and boys, the concept of Santa Claus was an alien one, until a few days ago.įinding a sponsor was by far the hardest part, someone with a heart big enough to share the essence of Christmas with those outside their family circle proved to be tedious, finally it was an individual who devoted her time to the teenagers of Masevena, Chandi Dias-Abeygoonawardena that introduced me to someone with a heart of gold – her mum Barbara Dias-Abeygoonawardena who resided in the US.
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