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Sri Lanka Cricket Sydney Incorporation (SLCSI) recently hosted a gala dinner, which coincided with the Cricket World Cup, to raise funds to help Sri Lankan school cricket.
The event was held at the Waterview-Sydney Olympic Park and was graced by the entire Sri Lankan cricket team, a delegation of 700 Sri Lankan cricket fans and Australia Prime Minister Tony A
bbott. Wolvert Apartments, one of the proud partners of the Sri Lanka Cricket Sydney Incorporation, invited GVR Lanka Ltd. Chairman Mahasen Samaravijaya to promote his project Dynasty Residence, Kandy as this was one of the major events anticipated to bring many significant benefits to Sri Lankan cricket, school cricket development programs and Lankan cricket fans who live in Australia.
The purpose of the event was to raise funds to provide cricketing gear and development to schools in Sri Lanka and will therefore enable the children to reach their full potential in cricket. Samaravijaya made this dream come true at the auction which was held at the event by being the highest bidder for the bat plaque of Sri Lankan cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara that was auctioned at AUD 7,000.
“Kumar Sangakkara is our national hero and a legend in cricket. Knowing him personally, I have supported him in the past for his charity work. It has been a great pleasure for me to carry that support forward with this initiative in supporting children from rural areas in developing their talents and hopefully many of them will go on to represent our nation in the international arena,” said Samaravijaya.
The founders of Dynasty Residence, Chandramohan and Samarajiva, have been ardent supporters of Sangakkara’s charity work in the past and will be looking forward to lending their full support in future events. The Sri Lanka Cricket Sydney Incorporation also intends to reach out to the most remote areas in Sri Lanka with the least available facilities and develop their infrastructure.
