I was born in Sri Lanka, and lived the first six years of my life there. Although I have only been back there once since the time I left, this background has given me an appreciation of the privileged life we enjoy in Australia.
Many of us support charities and other good causes. Mine is Samata Sarana, a charity in Sri Lanka that helps the needy and hungry. Every day, they provide food, shelter, day care, education, health care and other resources for those who need these services. The director of Samata Sarana is my mother's uncle (my great-uncle) Father Joe de Mel.
Our family supports Samata Sarana in many ways. My business and my clients have supported it in a number of ways, including:
- Proceeds from sales of the e-book The Easy Sri Lankan Cook
- Attendance fees for my fortnightly advanced presentation skills workshops
- Dollar-for-dollar matching from product sales after the 2004 tsunami.
So far (March 2009), we've raised over $5,200.
We're All Helping To Make the World a Better Place …
All profits from the sale of my new book Web Sites for Speakers, Trainers, Coaches and Consultants go to support Samata Sarana.
If you don't have the book yet, download it here.
If you read the book and got value from it, you can show your thanks by making a A$20 donation here:
Note: Samata Sarana is not a registered charity in Australia, so we can't offer you a receipt for tax deductibility. However, on the positive side, it means it doesn't have any administrative overheads. Apart from bank fees, 100% of your donation goes directly to the organisation in Sri Lanka.
