In My Heart Serendib Foundation Australia

24/09/2026

On Saturday we left and travelled to Hambantota to visit the Galwewa school with 110 children. Our plan was to have a resting day Sunday at the Bird Park Hotel and the Monday head to the school.
After we finished the school work we planned to head to Panama in the Pottavil area where we visit the GTM Tamil school and Montessori with 83 students and 15 children at Montessori.
It took 7 hours to travel to Hambantota from Kandy and 5.5 hours from Hambantota to Panama.
It’s been a very tiring journey but wonderful at the schools.
The Principals, Teachers and Students and heaps of mothers loved to meet us again.
I’m going to pop up pics of the hotel where the Bird Park has Australian cockatoo’s, galahs and parrots. I was actually a bit shocked to see our birds here. You’ll see a pic of a cockatoo and it was so happy hearing my voice and I asked if he wanted to return home, he went yack, yack.
The other pics are of the Galwewa school and the GTM school.
We have one more school to go to which we will visit on Monday. That’s Wellawaya and they have 69 children and Montessori has 12 children.
I’m now adding pics from our travel, the Bird Hotel, Galwewa school and our travel to Panama and then our visit to the GTM school.
On our way back from Panama to Kandy we donated around 70 filled pencil cases left over to many poor workers on the road who have school children.
I hope you enjoy looking at the pics and seeing our journey.

17/09/2026

This week we visited a school around 15k’s from here and there are 97 students and 16 Montessori students from 2 Montessori’s.
It was a long but lovely day. We gave the children backpacks, filled pencil cases, exercise books and heaps of other useful school items.
I’m adding photos of that day.
Today we had around 10 people who popped into Percy Thalgahagoda’s home and were offered glasses and sunglasses. If the glasses don’t work on their eyes they can easily replace the glass as it’s much cheaper than the frame.
I’ll add photos also.
One of the schools in Kebithigollewa have sent pictures of the ladies whom we gave the Coates Hire head umbrellas to. I’m also going to add those pictures.
Yesterday we donated the leg surgery shoes to Kandy Hospital. They are so thrilled to have received them. They have a few people who would be very suitable to use them.
Pictures added.
We are leaving on Saturday heading to the schools in Hambantota and Panama.

12/09/2026

This past week we visited four schools in the Anuradhapura district.
I’ve posted already the first school we visited and now I’m adding the additional three schools.
There were four schools and three Montessori’s with a total of 185 students.
Bellankadewala and Yakkawewa both at Kebithigollewa.
Wellaragama at Mihintale and
Goonapitiyawa at Rambewa.
I’ve already popped pictures from the first school and now I’m adding the other pics for the next three schools and the Montessori children also attended.

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

Today we visited the first school on this trip.
It’s actually a new school for us but the Principal was with another school we visit in the area and this is his 2nd year with this school so he asked if we could help these children.
Their parents are men who fish in the lakes in the area and others are the men who grow rice and then work with cutting it. Just now it’s very difficult for all due to water during from the lakes and the fish are dying and the rice isn’t growing as much due to the lack of water and rain.
So, it was good for us to go to this new school as a lot of the children don’t have education items.
We gave the general items, backpacks, filled pencil cases, exercise books, hair scrunchies made by our volunteer Sharon. We gave many reusable sanitary pads to the teachers and the parents. They were thrilled that they will save them around 14000- for the year.
Thank you Jeanette and Jane for all the reusable sanitary pads that you make for us.
We also gave some of the outside workers the umbrella hats that were donated by Coates Hire.
I have added some of today’s pictures.
Percy Thalgahagoda Sangeeth Samaraweera for your big support today.

30/08/2026

It’s been a very busy couple of weeks as we’ve made contact with the school principals and now have most schools listed with the students.
Our first trip will commence on 7th September to the Anuradhapura district of 4 schools and 3 Montessori’s.
We’ve organised everything for each school and Montessori’s and it seems almost 20 boxes and 5 big zip bags.
Thank you everyone who donated backpacks, exercise books, pencil cases and heaps of other items we give to the children.
Thank you all for the reusable sanitary pads made for us, the white tshirts, thongs and toiletry items.
The families will be thrilled receiving these items.
I’ve added a few pics and I’ll add more once we’re leaving.
Percy Thalgahagoda is helping me everyday and is lifting the heavy boxes🙏 thank you very much.

26/08/2026

I’ve been in Sri Lanka now for almost 3 weeks and I’ve done heaps of unpacking and setting up for our first group of schools at Anuradhapura area.
Today we visited a school close to Kandy and they have 94 students in a very poor area. Most of the parents are labourers and the mothers work in the tea plantations.
We met the Principal, teachers and adult ex students. One of Percy Thalgahagoda’s friends informed us of this school.
They were very happy to meet us and to know that we will help the students and teachers around the end of September.
We will add this school to our list.
I’ve added pictures of the staff etc and the items I’ve unpacked and now daily putting into the boxes for each school.

10/08/2026

I’ve been in Sri Lanka since 6th August and today Percy and I had to go to the Customs at Kandy to have the pallets unloaded and checked.
Now we’re waiting for the decision of the duty money and then the boxes will be put onto 3 trucks to take back to Percy’s home.
It’s been a big morning and will be a bigger afternoon.
Thank you to everyone who’s donated the items we have here now and will get organised to take to the children at the schools and Kinder’s.
The pics are what’s been happening today.

16/05/2026

With MINTY Greenhouse - botanical living – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

26/04/2026

I would be very happy to hear from you if you’d like to volunteer with us…..