Mt. Lavinia Methodist Church Board of Social Responsibility presents ‘Sing along with Rukshan Perera

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The Board of Social Responsibility (BSR) of the Mt. Lavinia Methodist Church is organising a ‘Sing along with Rukshan Perera’ on Saturday 22 April at Palm Beach Hotel Mount Lavinia to collect much needed funds for their social service and charity projects. The work of the BSR encompasses welfare, development, awareness-raising/sensitising and evangelistic work among both church members and persons in the wider community.

Rukshan Perera the well known singer, composer, song writer and lyricist will be conducting this sing along with the backing of his Brother Melantha and his band ‘SIGN’. Rukshan was a member of the Super Golden Chimes with Clarence and Annesley which rocked the local music scene in the 1980s. After a long stint in the USA he came back to Sri Lanka and has been conducting his own concerts during the past few years to raise funds for charity projects.

Melantha who was with the band Mirage for more than 25 years has his own music school ‘Riversheen School of Music’ in Moratuwa and has formed his own band ‘SIGN’. Music lovers are in for a treat with the two brothers performing on one stage and could sing along with them. Tickets are available at Torana Liberty Plaza and Palm Beach Hotel Mount Lavinia. Purchase your tickets fast to avoid disappointment. Call 0777530200 for more details.

Programs and projects of BSR for the past 3 years (2015-2017):

The Young At Heart (YAH): An outreach program for senior citizens

Adults Fellowship: A program to promote fellowship among church members

Mentoring support and continuing care extended to two children under the church’s special care since 2009.

The Education Fund – Helps both children and adults with educational needs

Relief to refugees – In the form of grocery vouchers, house rent, educational supplies and medical care

The Prison Ministry: Visiting and supplying toiletries to over 200 women at a Detention Centre in Boralasgamuwa

Crisis Intervention during natural or human-made disasters – short-term relief and long-term sustainable development for families and communities affected by natural disasters

Providing dry rations to affected communities

Supplying four drinking water tanks to selected villages in the Paranthan Circuit following the floods in May 2016Supplying children from Hanwella with school supplies following the floods of May 2016

Financing urgent house repairs of family affected by the May floods in Hanwella Building a house for a woman and her visually impaired son in Neboda, following the heavy rains and landslides in 2014