Last modified on: 4/27/2009 4:52:52 PM

Lankan expacts donate USD 50,120 for 'Api Wenuwen Api' housing project The 'Api Wenuwen Api' committee in the state of Texas, USA donated USD 50,120 to the 'Api Wenuwen Api' Housing Project undertaken by the Ministry of Defence. The cash donation was handed over to Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajpaksa through the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC recently. The committee spokesperson said that the Sri Lankans living in Austin, Dallas, Houstan, New Orleans, Lubbock and San Antonio have raised these funds as a mark of gratitude to the security forces personnel fighting to rid the motherland from LTTE terrorists. "Contributors are so grateful to the Ministry of Defence for giving them an opportunity to be a part of the great cause", the spokesperson further said. Related News: Secretary of the Ministry of Defence tours the Ipalogama housing scheme