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The day dawned somewhat gloomy, as my daughter dropped the bomb on me that she had to been called to work and couldn’t come with me to arrange the venue at Moratuwa. It was perhaps the day before the party that I was wiped out the most, as I burned the midnight oil wrapping 150 gifts, which I probably could have wrapped faster my daughter says if I wasn’t so slow, I prefer to call it methodical.
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Many late nights I had as I lugged bags full of clothes and toys to my car, and many a fit of panic I had when my paranoia lost a receipt (that was quickly found in the most obvious place). Normally getting Indrani Perera one of the leading singers of Sri Lanka to perform at a small gathering would be a daunting task, but thanks to Barbara’s connections, she and her band had promised to entertain the girls and boys that day with none other than Christmas carols. The Christmas tree was at the pinnacle of my preparations, and my daughter with her creative flair, colour co-ordinated all the decoration from the tinsel to the baubles so that the Christmas tree would not only glitter but be stylish as well. 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.