Bethesda Api

03/09/2026

Join us in making a difference! ❤️

🩸 Give blood. Save a life. Make a difference.
📲 Scan the QR code to book your appointment today!

03/05/2026

නමෝ බුද්ධාය..!!!
මහාමේව්නාව භාවනා අසපුව මගින් සිදුකරන වාර්ෂික ලේ දන් දීමේ පින්කම මෙවරත්, මහමෙනාව භාවන අසපු පරිශ්‍රයේදී,
මාර්තු 28 වැනි සෙනසුරාදා දින පැවැත්වේ.

මෙවර මෙම උතුම් පින්කම සදහා අපි සමග අත්වැල බැදගනිමින්
1. ශ්‍රී ලංකා රංග කලාකවය
2. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඇසෝසියේෂන් ඔෆ් වොෂිංටන් ඩී.සී
3. බෙතස්ඩා අපි
4. ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ඇමරිකානු සෞඛ්‍ය සංගමය (SLASH)
5. ඇමරිකානු විවිධත්ව කණ්ඩායම
6. නටමු – ශ්‍රී ලාංකික සාම්ප්‍රදායික නැටුම් පාසල, ආදී
සංගම් එකට එක්ව සහයෝගය ලබා දේ.
07. කලා ලංකා පදනම

රුධිර පරිත්‍යාග කරන්නන් සඳහා Inova ආයතනය විසින් විශේෂ ත්‍යාගයක් ලබා දෙන අතර, සහභාගී වන සැමට කෙටි ආහාර වේලක් පිරිනැමේ.

මීට අමතරව ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ඇමරිකානු සෞඛ්‍ය සංගමය (SLASH) විසින් සහභාගී වන සැමට නොමිලේ සෞඛ්‍ය පරීක්ෂණ පහසුකම් ලබා දෙනු ලැබේ:

- Spot Vision Screening
- රුධිර පීඩන පරීක්ෂාව
- මානසික සෞඛ්‍ය සංවේදී පරීක්ෂණය
- ඇන්ටිඔක්සිඩන්ට් මට්ටම් පරීක්ෂණය
- ග්ලූකෝස් පරීක්ෂණය

ජීවිත බේරාගැනීමේ මෙම උතුම් කාර්යයට සහභාගී වීමට සහ මෙම නොමිලේ සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාවන් වලින් ප්‍රයෝජන ගැනීමට ඔබ සැම කාරුණිකව ආරාධනා කරනවා.

ඔබත් එන්න– ලේ බිදක් දන් දී ජීවිතයක් බේරාගන්න.,
තෙරුවන් සරණයි..!

Mahamevnawa Buddha Meditation Center warmly invites you to join our Annual Blood Drive on March 28, organized in collaboration with several wonderful community partners:

1. Sri Lanka Ranga Kalakavaya

2. Sri Lanka Association of Washington DC

3. Bethesda Api

4. Sri Lankan American Society for Health (SLASH)

5. American Diversity Group

6. Natamu School of Sri Lankan Traditional Dance

7. Kala Lanka Foundation

This meaningful community event is an opportunity to save lives while coming together in compassion and service.

Finger foods will be provided, and Inova will offer a special gift to those who donate blood.

In addition, the Sri Lankan American Society for Health (SLASH) will provide complimentary health screenings for all attendees, including:

Spot Vision Screening

Blood Pressure Check

Mental Health Screening

Antioxidant Test

Finger-tip Glucose Test (subject to availability)

Everyone is warmly welcome to participate, support this life-saving cause, and benefit from these free health services.

Together, we can make a meaningful difference in our community.

01/18/2026

12/18/2025

“Deep gratitude to all supporters — this collective generosity will bring much-needed relief to those affected by flooding and cyclone disasters in Sri Lanka. Thank you for embodying the spirit of dana and compassion 🙏.”

Donation Campaign Organized by the
Maryland Buddhist Vihara, Bethesda Api &
Ape Kattiya.
Our donation drive successfully achieved its full
capacity and objectives! Thank you for your generous
support!
All donated items have been securely packed and will
be delivered to Colombo Express within next few days.
Colombo Express generously agreed to ship the
donations to Sri Lanka and delivered to the Disaster
Management Center for distribution to the needy
families. We will not be able to accept any further
donations.
🙏 We truly appreciate your generosity and compassion.
Please note that the Drop-Off Center at Maryland Buddhist Vihara is no longer accepting donations. Thank you for your understanding and continued support! 💙

12/11/2025

Eat for a Cause!
Every Dish Helps Rebuild Sri Lanka🇱🇰

Our community is coming together to help Sri Lanka Rebuild. Join us on Dec 14th for a Food Bazaar Fundraiser and make a Real impact! 🇱🇰

12/05/2025

🇱🇰 Your Help, Their Hope! 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka is facing one of the toughest times, and together we can make a real impact. ❤️

We are collecting essential supplies to support flood-affected families across the island. All donations purchased through our Amazon Wish List will be shipped to Sri Lanka free of charge through Colombo Express and distributed through the Ministry of Defense.

🛒 How to Donate:
Purchase any item from our Amazon list and have it delivered directly to:

📍Wheaton Buddhist Vihara
2600 Elmont Street, Silver Spring, MD 20902
🗓️ Deadline for delivery: December 15th
📦 Shipping to Sri Lanka begins December 18th
📲 Amazon Wish List:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3QHMX94O2YZ0E?ref_=wl_share

Let’s come together as a community and help rebuild Sri Lanka, one box at a time.
Every contribution—big or small—makes a difference. ❤️🇱🇰

Let’s get together to Rebuild Our HOME 🙏✨

12/03/2025

With a heavy heart, we want to share that the “I Found Sri Lanka for Christmas” event has been cancelled.

The recent disaster in our motherland has brought deep sadness to all of us. At a time when so many families in Sri Lanka are suffering and trying to rebuild, it doesn’t feel right for us to celebrate.

Instead, we will be putting our energy and efforts toward supporting relief work back home. Our focus now is to stand with Sri Lanka in any way we can.

We also want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you - here and around the world who are doing their best to help our motherland during this difficult time. Your compassion and dedication truly reflect the spirit of who we are.

Thank you!

-Banana Leaf Restaurant

11/30/2025

Community,

As we are all aware, Sri Lanka is facing a severe weather crisis at this moment, and our fellow Sri Lankans need our support now more than ever. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the United States has shared the official details for making contributions to our motherland.

Your generosity will directly assist emergency response efforts, recovery initiatives, and the reconstruction of affected communities. We kindly request everyone to extend a helping hand to support our brothers and sisters during this critical time.

Let’s come together and make a meaningful difference.

[Attached is the Email sent out by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the USA]

Presidents
Sri Lankan Community Associations in the United States
Dear Presidents,

Support for Sri Lanka’s Disaster Relief Efforts
As you are aware, Sri Lanka has recently been severely affected by adverse weather conditions caused by the tropical cyclone Ditwah, which resulted in widespread damage to communities, infrastructure, and livelihoods. As you might have seen in the media, numerous families have been impacted, and urgent assistance is required to support emergency response, relief, and recovery operations.

Upon the request of several members of the Sri Lankan Diaspora, the Embassy, under the leadership of H.E. the Ambassador, would like to share the following details for making contributions.

US Dollar Donations/Contributions
· Account Number: 021083514
· Account Name (Beneficiary): Central Bank of Sri Lanka

· SWIFT Code of Beneficiary: CBCELKLX

· Beneficiary’s Bank: Federal Reserve Bank, New York

· SWIFT Code of Beneficiary’s Bank: FRNYUS33

· Remarks: Further credit to DST’s Dollar account 45013

Sri Lankan Rupee Donations/Contributions
· Account Number: 50516
· Account Name: Deputy Secretary to the Treasury

· Bank Name: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

· SWIFT/BIC Code: CBCELKL###X

We would be grateful if this information could be circulated among the members of your associations.

Contributions made to the designated USD and LKR relief accounts will provide direct support for emergency response, recovery initiatives, and the reconstruction of affected communities.

The Embassy expresses its sincere appreciation to all Sri Lankan community associations in advance for their kind consideration and support. Your contributions will provide essential assistance to those affected by these adverse weather conditions.

Donors are kindly requested to notify Mr. Chaminda Wijesinghe, Minister at this Mission, via email at [email protected] for documentation purposes.

Madhuka Wickramarachchi
Deputy Chief of Mission

11/13/2025

The opportunity is now available

09/27/2025

HECTOR DIAS AND D-MAJOR ARE BACK IN DC!!!
Book your tickets NOW!

Date: Saturday November 8th, 2025
Time: 7pm onwards
Venue: Double Tree by Hilton, Gaithersburg, MD
Tickets: Kanishka (240-425-9025) or Nali (240-460-1312)

05/27/2025

Bethesda API Vesak Kalapaya 2025

Relive the beauty, serenity, and spiritual essence of our Vesak Celebration!

Thank you to everyone who contributed and participated in making this event truly memorable 🙏
Special thanks to Mr Saman Ramawickrama and team for capturing the heart of Vesak Kalapaya!

📽️ Watch, share, and spread the light of Vesak!

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