cherith summer 2010

CHERITH

In this newsletter:

• New boy at House of Hope

• Educational Center’s 1st Anniversary

• Seminar for Pastors

• and more...

Together we are making a difference, thanks to your support and encouragement!

Harry, Jenny, Reinier and Johannes

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Newsletter

serving those in need

Summer 2010

Hip, hip, hooray!! Devika became

6 years in July.

Kokila

Dilani

Bawani

Devika

Joshua

Prema

Danukshan

Lini

There are now six children at House of Hope and we are grateful for the committed staff. Lini, our youngest, likes to show off her sunglasses (see center picture).

Thanks to generous donations, we were able to improve House of Hope by concreting the driveway and building a verandah in front of the children’s home.

Watch kids in action at the playground of House of Hope, by clicking on the following link: playground_movie

House of Hope

Cherith Newsletter - Summer 2010

Joshua and Danukshan are at the top of the slide. Danukshan came to House of Hope on July 20th, 2010. He is eight years and comes from a broken family. Joshua is very happy to have a boy to play with.

If you would like to support Danukshan, please send an e-mail to: <[email protected]>.

hygiene, environment, values and other essential subjects. In addition, children learn to recite poems, deliver speeches, sing and act.

Most of these children do not perform well at school. However, it is very exciting to see how the talents of these kids are being developed. This was clearly shown during the celebration of the first anniversary. Children compered, recited poems, gave speeches and an oratory of Shakespeare, sang songs and performed skits.

It is amazing what the children have achieved in such a short time.

Igniting the Potential


Recently, we celebrated the first anniversary of the Educational Center. Since its commencement in June 2009, more than hundred kids have attended classes.

The English classes, offered after school, are forming the basis to develop the potential of less-privileged children. We help them to increase their knowledge in areas like,

Family NewsWe are living in a remote, mountainous area in Sri Lanka. Reinier and Johannes are attending a local school and excelling in studies.

Although we lack facilities like in urban areas and the West, Reinier and Johannes enjoy themselves. They have many friends and play sports, such as cricket, basketball, football and table tennis. They also have karate lessons and received the purple belt recently.

Seminar Healthy Leadership


In July, a seminar on ‘Healthy Leadership’ was conducted by a Dutch friend, who is a management consultant. The seminar was attended by thirty-nine participants, including five staff members of Cherith. We received many positive comments from participants. One of them wrote, “Thanks for giving us some brand new ideas on leadership and to help discover our potential.“

CONTACT INFORMATIONUSA: Sri Lanka: Cherith International Cherith Asia365 Westbrook Drive 15 Upali MawathaOshkosh, WI 54904 Meepitiya, NawalapitiyaTel: 920-410-2670 (Brenda) Tel: +94-(0)54-354-1299

Cherith International is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and its work is made possible through your support. Donations are tax deductible for US citizens.

Please make checks payable to: Cherith International, P.O. Box 1053, Oshkosh, WI 54903 or donate secure online: www.cherithintl.org/donate.htm

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Take a


Join us in igniting the potential of more needy children by donating towards the extension of Cherith’s Educational Center.

With this extension, we hope to have an additional 75 children attending classes. These children represents 150 hands or 750 fingertips.

By donating $100 per hand or $20 per fingertip, we can make this dream a reality!

cherith summer 2010

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