Today's program was hosted by the Colombo Central Rotary Club. We took a trip to the beach but before anybody back home gets too jealous just know it wasn't all play. Our first stop was in the small village of Seenigama. Seenigama was a coastal town devastated by the tsunami. You might recall the tragic news story of the train full of people that was thrown from the tracks by the big wave. That happened very close to Seenigama. A former Rotarian named Kushil Gunasekera managed a small community center in Seenigama before the tsunami. The photo above shows the water line after the wave hit in the original building. Since the tsunami his foundation has been blessed with significant support and now it is large community complex containing a medical clinic, a dental clinic, a center for women, a day care, a sports complex, a computer training center, and more. If ever anything good came out of something so tragic, this is it. For more info visit http://www.unconditionalcompassion.org
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