This year, we selected a junior school located in a remote area of Galgamuwa for the donation. The students of Hettiarachchigama junior college, Galgamuwa, warmly welcomed all members of the Rotaract Club of Kandy on the 27th of December 2015.
The school itself is located in one of the most rural regions of the island. The buildings of the school are dilapidated and only a few spaces function as classrooms. The entire school has only 7 teachers including the principal. Regardless of all of these drawbacks, the students of the Hettiarachchigama Junior School are doing well in their studies. All grade 5 students who sat for the scholarship exam have obtained more than 100 marks and one student has passed with excellent marks, bringing so much honour to their little school.
They were highly thrilled with the gifts we gave them. Each student was given a gift package that included exercise books, other stationary, a lunch box, water bottle, pencil case and chocolates. A total of 43 students received gifts on this day. A special gift was given to the student who excelled in the scholarship examination.
Despite all their difficulties, the parents of the students had prepared a delicious traditional meal for all our club members. The students also presented 3 items in English, Sinhala and Tamil to entertain us.
We sincerely thank everyone who contributed towards this project which enabled us to put a smile on the faces of these children and brighten their future. The Christmas Gift Box project for the year 2015 was an immense success.
