Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Sorrowful News. The passing away of Merrill Joseph Fernando brings back fond memories of our warm friendship that has lasted many decades and was refreshed when we last met in person on 26th March 2018. Above: Malik Fernando, Yasmin Stephen, Merrill Fernando, Felix Stephen & Himendra Ranaweera at the MJF Board room (Lunch) on 26th...
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Newsletters & Reports from the VACD Team
Chairman’s FY 2022/2023 Annual Report
Download the Annual Report as a PDF Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to present to you my Annual Report for FY 2022/23 summarising our activities, collaboration agreements, financials, performance, ongoing projects & programs, and future programs & plans etc. for your deliberations. Spiritual leaders, philosophers and philanthropists through the ages have highlighted the value of and need for charity. Some of their insightful pronouncements on this theme should inspire and...
VACD Australia June 2023 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Uplifting News!!! Parents, VACD staff and the local community joined hands at a working bee on Monday, 5th May to prepare our new VACD centre premises in Ambagasdowa for its official opening. Local community support, local legislative endorsement and local government cooperation are of critical importance for missions such as ours to...
VACD Australia April/May 2023 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Sorrowful News; It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we inform you that Chamika Uthpala aged 12, from our VACD Bandarawela centre passed away earlier this month due to complications resulting from his disabilities. While it is acknowledged that children in developing countries suffering from specific types of congenital disabilities have...
VACD Australia February/March 2023 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Update on VACD’s new centre: The new VACD centre “Teardrop CARE Centre for Children with Disabilities” in Ambagasdowa sponsored by Teardrop Hotels ( https://www.treardrop-hotels.com) is scheduled to be operational by late April this year. Our Sri Lankan VACD leadership team have located an ideal premises for the centre to be located on a...
VACD Australia January 2023 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, We wish you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues the absolute best in 2023, over the coming years and thank you for your support and guidance given to us over 11+ past years. Delightful News!!!: We are thrilled to inform you that after almost 6+ years of many stops and starts, we are finally ready to establish the much-awaited Welimada centre, thanks to the tireless efforts and dedication of our VACD Sri Lanka...
VACD Australia November 2022 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Delightful News!!!: A leadership succession plan spanning over the next two to three years was initiated by us following a VACD Australia Board decision. We are delighted to share with you that the following have since joined our mission: Ms. Adrika Sri Bavan – Head of Marketing Adrika is a lawyer and banker who graduated from the...
VACD Australia October 2022 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Delightful and Inspiring News!!!: We are delighted that our children, their families, and our staff have been successful in launching a home gardening program at our VACD Bandarawela centre as seen in the photographs below: VACD Sri Lanka Outreach Program: The VACD Sri Lanka outreach program to expand our services to children with disabilities...
VACD Australia July to September 2022 Newsletter
Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. VACD Australia FY 2021/22 Annual Report: Please read my annual report to the VACD Australia Board covering the period FY 2021/22 at your leisure via the following hyperlink: Thank you. https://www.vacd.org.au/2022/08/01/vacd-annual-report-for-fy-2021-22/ Specially designed/manufactured furniture for our VACD Centres: We are delighted that our...
VACD Annual Report for FY 2021/22
Dear VACD Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to share with you my annual report to the VACD Australia Board for the period FY 2021/22. Download the Annual Report Best wishes and warmest regards Felix Stephen Chairman of the Board of Directors, Volunteers to Assist Children with Disabilities Limited. Australia, & Member of the Advisory Board of VACD Sri Lanka