Festival of Cricket 2007 Charity Draw

Festival of Cricket Charity Draw took place at the Charity marquee with the prizes drawn by the the Sri Lanka High Commissioner, 3/4 drawn by Deputy High Commissioner, 5/6 drawn by FOC President on 15th July 2007 at Winchmore Hill. The Chairman of the FOC charity, Methsiri Winjeratna, would like to thank all those who generously contributed to the success of the charity fund. The results of the draw are as follows.

1st Prize - 2 Return air ticket to Sri Lanka courtesy of Sri Lankan Air Lines- Ticket No. 1800 Arsopu

2nd Prize - 1 Return air ticket to Sri Lanka courtesy of Serendib Lanka-Ticket No 1159 S Chalk.

3rd Prize - 1 Return air ticket to Sri Lanka (Quartar Airways courtesy of Mr G St Brian Ratnayake- Ticket No 2127 Aneesha

4th Prize - MP3 Player courtesy of Methsiri Wijeratna - Ticket No 1401 - Dr Sampath Wickramaratne

5th Prize - Food Processor courtesy of Jay Eidrappuli - Ticket No 1993 k S Athukorala

6th Prize - M & S vouchers Sterling Pounds 25 - Ticket No 2091 - David Marrison

It is now the 19th year of the FOC and I am proud to say that over the years the Children's Charity has blossomed into an integral part of the FOC. Given that the FOC charity is such a large focal point of the organisation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the participating schools, our committed representatives and executives, the public and other individuals who throughout the years have helped us immensely. In this way we have been able to raise substantial funds for the Mahagarama Cancer Institute.

This year we have been extremely lucky to have many donated prizes for our grand charity raffle, with the first four prizes being incomparable airline tickets. I would like to thank all the donators who have contributed to such prizes and those who have given me continuous support and hard work to make this the grand charity raffle that it is. With these prizes in place I call upon all of you to buy a ticket in order to raise such funds for the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka. I am also pleased to announce that this year, for the first time, we will be allocating part of our raised funds to Cancer Research UK. Since we are a Sri Lankan organisation based in the UK, we thought it would only be righteousness to show generosity to a charity in a country of which has become a home to us all and has shown us equal generosity. Lastly, I would like to share my sincere thanks to all of you who have shown untiring dedication, hard work and generosity throughout all these years. We all appreciate your continued support, morally and financially. You have not only made this one of the greatest Sri Lankan events of the year but to also make a difference in helping our brothers and sisters back home who need our help greatly.

Charity Chairman Methsiri Wijeratna FOC2007