{"id":131462,"date":"2024-03-07T15:13:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=131462"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:14:08","slug":"vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VACD Australia February 2024 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0_tb_body\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0_tb_body et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0_tb_body et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">VACD Australia February 2024 Newsletter<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1_tb_body\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1_tb_body et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Observing Thai Pongal at VACD\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">VACD\u2019s leadership team, staff, children, their families, and local supporters of our mission observed Thai Pongal, the Hindu\/Tamil harvest festival on Friday, 19th January 2024 by making offerings at the Sri Sivasubramaniya Swami Temple in Bandarawela, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Thai Pongal is a multi-day\u00a0Hindu Harvest festival by\u00a0Tamils and observed in the month of Thai according to the\u00a0Tamil solar calendar that usually falls on 14 or 15 January. According to tradition, this festival marks the end of\u00a0winter solstice and the start of the sun\u2019s six-month-long journey northwards. The festival is named after the ceremonial \u201cPongal\u201d, which means \u201cto boil, overflow\u201d and refers to the traditional\u00a0dish prepared from the new harvest of rice boiled in milk with\u00a0jaggery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-1.png\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Our mission\u2019s policy is to serve children with disabilities and their families as equals irrespective of their caste, race, or creed, and promote VACD\u2019s ethos of love, unity and\u00a0 supporting each other to foster multi-layered and long-lasting foundations for community harmony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-2.png\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-4.png\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-5.png\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Distribution of gifts at our VACD Ambagasdowa centre<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/anLzzpQotMvP4OWwaMzEJBd9v13CaplEt4OlganVsbL5l48111RNiZEvef_ZSL9-yn_pzEWsmorM3YaO7lxu_iqv2UpAAFCkOcexj_R-Zd6NOeS35CWEMfTFBQf6ppIYw99dd5YocjaMhIORYzBKRw\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/n5noCwzPsh5Xn4GezJBefCb62xmiwlEWP_J-huVbCU1Ppm4dlNJU0_vh7Nv_DMeTQ_SKht5KBf5Sxbm5BxZaq8Ek_OqNucpBo_bJJGvBv1zDOoOP3imEPkTeGir3pBo0gSBU3wHSV3GLgsSW00cLyQ\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Teardrop Hotels, (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.treardrop-hotels.com\/\">https:\/\/www.treardrop-hotels.com<\/a>), official sponsor of our VACD Ambagasdowa centre arranged for the\u00a0 the distribution of gifts of stationery to our VACD children as seen above. Mr. Saman and Mr. Lasantha from Teardrop are seen arranging these gifts in the above photo. The photos below show them with some of our VACD children and their parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">We wish to place on record our deep appreciation for sponsorship support provided by Teardrop Hotels. Their ongoing support makes our task to reach out to many more disabled children and their families in the region and support them and their families less daunting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Visitors to our VACD Centre in Bandarawela<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Suzanne (extreme left) and Roderick (fourth from right) De Sylva from Sydney Australia, while on their recent holiday in Sri Lanka found the time to visit our VACD Bandarawela centre and meet and spend time with our children, their parents and staff as seen in the photos below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/2024\/03\/07\/vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Suzanne and Roderick who have been our family friends for almost 50 years, have been supporting our mission since inception and are sponsors of our Educational Assistance Program (EAP) where VACD supports siblings of disabled children with academic potential to further their education and once gainfully employed, provide much needed financial support for their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Disabled children and families in the region\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The official and unofficial number of children and families who need our support are sizeable. We look forward to your continued generosity, active support for our undertaking and you being partners with us in this most fulfilling and worthy 12+ years journey that we traverse together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Regular updates on our VACD Facebook Page:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Ms Aloyna (Pinky) Taylor, the head of VACD\u2019s Digital Communication, posts regular news and updates on a range of VACD activities on our Facebook page. I would encourage you to follow us on\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vacdlk\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vacdlk<\/a>\u00a0for timely news about our mission. Please also support our mission by liking , commenting, and sharing VACD posts so that your action will help us, via the algorithms built into this technical service, to broaden our outreach to many more who, like you, share in our vision and mission for disabled children in Sri Lanka. Thank you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Multiple donation options to support our mission \u2013 Thank you:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The following hyperlink will enable you to find all donation options that are available to you on our webpage:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/donate\/\">https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/donate\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Multicurrency Benevity Causes Portal for International Donations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">International donors who wish to support our mission can do so through the Benevity Causes portal via the hyperlink below for all your multi-currency donation options:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/mygoodness.benevity.org\/community\/search?query=vacd&amp;country=036\">https:\/\/mygoodness.benevity.org\/community\/search?query=vacd&amp;country=036<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>A big \u201cThank You\u201d to all of you\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Our journey is bound to be long and challenging. The official and unofficial number of children and families who need our love, support, compassion, and care are sizeable. We look forward to your continued generosity, active support for our undertaking and you being partners with us in this most fulfilling and worthwhile 10+ year journey that we traverse together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Please visit us at:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/\">https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/<\/a>\u00a0 and reach out to us at:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:fstephen@bigpond.net.au\">fstephen@bigpond.net.au<\/a>\u00a0should you choose to support our mission. Please share this newsletter with your network! Together, we certainly can make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities, one by one!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Many thanks, best wishes, and warmest regards\u2026. Felix<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Felix Stephen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Chairman of the Board of Directors \u2013 VACD Ltd. Sydney \u2013 Australia \u2013\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/\">https:\/\/www.vacd.org.au\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Member of the Advisory Board \u2013 VACD Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Member of the Advisory Board \u2013 Two Leaves Foundation Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Senior Associate \u2013 Cognoscenti Group \u2013 Sydney \u2013 Australia-\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cognoscenti.global\/\">http:\/\/www.cognoscenti.global\/<\/a>\u00a0Member of Investment Committee \u2013 Arrive Wealth Management \u2013 Brisbane \u2013 Australia \u2013\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivewealthmanagement.com.au\/\">https:\/\/www.arrivewealthmanagement.com.au\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VACD Australia February 2024 Newsletter Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Observing Thai Pongal at VACD\u00a0 VACD\u2019s leadership team, staff, children, their families, and local supporters of our mission observed Thai Pongal, the Hindu\/Tamil harvest festival on Friday, 19th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":131465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[61355],"class_list":{"0":"post-131462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"tag-vacd-australia-february-2024-newsletter","9":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>VACD Australia February 2024 Newsletter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"VACD\u2019s leadership team, staff, children, their families, and local supporters of 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