{"id":26212,"date":"2018-06-18T13:10:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=26212"},"modified":"2018-06-18T13:10:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:10:26","slug":"st-pauls-waragoda-benevolent-fund-aust-inc-from-little-things-big-things-grow-story-marie-pietersz-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/st-pauls-waragoda-benevolent-fund-aust-inc-from-little-things-big-things-grow-story-marie-pietersz-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"St Paul&#8217;s Waragoda Benevolent Fund (Aust) Inc- From Little Things, Big Things Grow &#8211; Story: Marie Pietersz, Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 32px; color: #003300;\"><strong>St Paul&#8217;s Waragoda Benevolent Fund (Aust) Inc- <em>From Little Things,\u00a0Big Things Grow:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11008 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Marie.jpeg\" alt=\"Marie Pietersz\" width=\"220\" height=\"145\" \/>Story: Marie Pietersz, Melbourne,\u00a0<\/em><em>Photographs: courtesy various<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Benevolent Fund&#8217;s main annual\u00a0fundraiser event, the\u00a0Autumn Soiree dinner dance, was held at the Good Shepherd Church Hall, Wheelers Hill, on 19 May 2018, and by its usual high standards, guests were treated to a good night, with music for dancing by Next Generation and DJ Ross, a sumptuous smorgasbord by MD Catering Services\u00a0and a raft of raffle prizes, made possible by the regular donations of\u00a0well-wishers.\u00a0\u00a0Table d\u00e9cor was by Wasanthie Jackson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This tiny powerhouse, with its\u00a0dedicated committee members and faithful supporters,\u00a0is making its mark with bigger Sri Lankan school fundraisers, collecting money\u00a0to facilitate the education of underprivileged students of St Paul\u2019s Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;The Benevolent Fund was established in 2006\u00a0in memory of the School&#8217;s late Teacher &amp; Vice Principal, my mother,\u00a0Mrs Florence Senewiratne,&#8221;\u00a0President Ruwanal Senewiratne said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;Together with our\u00a0private sponsors,\u00a0the Fund has\u00a0continued to sponsor disadvantaged students of St Paul&#8217;s ranging from\u00a0Year 1 to Year 13,\u00a0so they are able to attend school and complete their education. These students would\u00a0otherwise not have been able to afford basic educational requirements such as clothing, educational materials and transport to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;Sponsorship is based on student bio-data collected by the Past Pupils Association\u00a0in Sri Lanka, in consultation with the Principal of this Government school, and\u00a0forwarded to the Fund committee in Australia to\u00a0make\u00a0the final decision on the students to be sponsored,\u00a0based on need, irrespective of race or\u00a0religion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;The PPA\u00a0manages the Fund account established in Sri Lanka, while in\u00a0Australia, fundraising and management of Fund\u00a0activities are the responsibility of a small committee, comprising ex-students of St Paul\u2019s and their spouses, with myself as President,\u00a0Philomena Mather, my daughter, Bianca Senewiratne, Chrysette Outschoorn,\u00a0Mike and Sebrina Hodgkinson,\u00a0Claudette Jeffries and Ian Varney. Audited accounts are submitted annually to Consumer Affairs, Victoria.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Founder member, Chrysette Outschoorn, moving to the warmer climes of Queensland, was farewelled at the event with a presentation made by Mrs Senewiratne\u2019s great-granddaughter, Shakeena.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Fund sponsors ten students, ensuring that they\u00a0are able to complete\u00a0their Advanced level of studies, if they so desire. Private sponsors make\u00a0up the\u00a0other sponsorships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;We are proud to announce that we believe that the Fund would be able to sustain the education of the current sponsored students up to the General Certificate of Education (Advanced level) in Sri Lanka (equivalent to the Australian VCE), but there is more to do,&#8221; said Ruwanal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Fund Committee would like to thank its past-pupils, their friends and well-wishers for their continued support in the past and is calling on\u00a0their ongoing support and new supporters to donate in any of the many ways they can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">To make a donation or to find out more about this worthy cause, please contact one the Committee members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1973710929328296.1073742045.209355499097190&amp;type=1&amp;l=61ecd5eef3\" 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