Assist RR’s annual dinner took place on 23 Jan 2016 in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. The dinner was houseful and was very successful in terms of disseminating information and raising funds. The dinner raised \u00a34350 through donations, ticket sales, raffles and American Auction. In addition, there was a one-off personal donation of \u00a33750 by Dr V Vipulendran (MIOT Wales), Dr Mrs Somasundararajah (Birmingham) and their siblings towards building 5 shelters in Sampoor in memory of their mother. Solihull Junior School donated a cheque for \u00a3880. This is in addition to the \u00a38000 they donated in Oct 2015. All the expenses including hall hire, food, DJ, etc, were met by sponsorships by some of our charity members. We would like to thank\u00a0the members,\u00a0who funded various expenses. We also would like to thank our members and volunteers, who made the event very successful. Without their hard work, we couldn’t have made it a successful dinner.\u00a0\u00a0Our special thanks to our Sri Lankan Coordinator Mr Henry Amalraj, who came all the way from Sri Lanka to be with us at the dinner and to share his experience.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0would like to thank those who joined us\u00a0as guests and would like to express our\u00a0gratitude to\u00a0our speakers: Mr R D Ratnasingam, Chairman of Trustees, Shri Kanagathurkkai Amman Temple, Ealing, Middelsex; Mr Mark Penney, Head of Solihull Junior School, West Midlands; Dr V Vipulendran, MIOT Wales; Dr K\u00a0Somasundararajah, Our Patron and Trustee of Balaji Temple; Mr Matthew Maxwell Scott, Conservative Spokesman, Carshalton & Wallington. We shouldn’t forget the artists who performed singing and\u00a0dancing.\u00a0The performances of all the artists were very professional and impressive.\u00a0 Although Mr Penney couldn’t understand the language, he was very impressed with the performances (singing and dancing).\u00a0 Thank you\u00a0to all\u00a0those who performed: Miss Sahana Sivarajah, Essex\u00a0– Songs; Master Subaram Suthaharan, Essex – Dance; Miss Archanya Arumthavarajah, Croydon – Songs; Mr Sinthujan Sivarajah, Essex – Flute; Miss Vaishnavi Shangar,\u00a0South\u00a0West London\u00a0– Classical Dance.\u00a0We also shouldn’t forget the amateur singers who participated in the karaoke, which was well received.\u00a0\u00a0Doctors from MIOT Wales sang very well and took us back to the 1970s. It was suggested that we should continue with this format in the future as well.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/div>\n<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\nAssist RR’s annual dinner took place on 23 Jan 2016 in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. The dinner was houseful and was very successful in terms of disseminating information and raising funds. The dinner raised \u00a34350 through donations, ticket sales, raffles and … Continue reading