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Heart To Heart Trust Fund anniversary
View(s):The Heart To Heart Trust Fund is celebrating eight years of service in helping financially disadvantaged heart patients. Over the period, the Fund has been able to save over 450 lives.
On Saturday, November 12, Fund volunteers and hospital staff are organising an alms-giving for 40 members of clergy who have received surgery at the hands of Dr Rajitha Y de Silva and Dr Aruna Kapuruge at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital, Ward 20 (Cardiothoracic ward). Around 50 patients who have undergone heart surgery at the hands of these doctors have also been invited.
Heart to Heart Trust Fund is a charitable trust functioning under the patronage of the President, and co-founded by Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr Rajitha Y de Silva and Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Ruvan Ekanayaka, with the guidance of a Board of Trustees, and helped by volunteers.
The Fund provides financial support of around Rs 100,000 to Rs 500,000 to patients who are supported by the President’s Fund. Its three sources of funding are;
1. Donations from individuals, institutional and corporate entities
2. Fund raising events organised by a group of volunteers, most of whom are heart patients. Funds are also raised in collaboration with organisations such as the Lions Club.
3. The Abhayadanaya Programme. Anyone can join this programme by sponsoring a patient to commemorate an event.
Contact: Shanti Fernando – Executive Coordinator Tel: + 94 777 344410, Fax: + 94 112 688368, Email: heart2hearttrustfund@gmail.com Website: https://heart2hearttrust.org