The Aurora Tsunami Orphanage Appeal
Registered Charity No. 1108134
Trustees: - Ian Linch, Mark Harrison
Peter Langmaid & Allan Smith
Chairman Michelle Ramiro
Secretary/Treasurer Jan Linch
Alison Farrall MA – Educational Liaison
Aurora Head Office: -
Haven Farm, North St. Sutton Valence
Maidstone Kent. ME17 3HS
Tel. 01622 842222 Fax. 01622 844648
E-mail janice.linch@homecall.co.uk
www.atoa.co.uk
February 28th 2007
Miracles do happen!
A big letter of thanks from
The Aurora Tsunami Orphanage Appeal
Well, it’s been two years now since we launched our appeal to build a village in Kosgoda Sri Lanka for tsunami victims. Two years ago we purchased five acres of land in Sri Lanka on behalf of the Aurora Charity, and it was on this plot of land that we had a vision – a vision of happy families and the sound of children’s laughter echoing through a new village – a new village comprising forty houses, a Montessori School, a medical centre and four shops. Well, this vision has now become reality and we couldn’t have done it without the thousands of donations from schools, businesses and many families, all wanting to rightly ‘see’ where their donations were going. It has also been the sheer faith, hard work and determination of our Aurora Charity Volunteers that has helped this mission to succeed.
Throughout the two years of hard work, we have received a lot of recognition from the BBC, Meridian TV, several appeals on local radios, and not forgetting of course The Kent Messenger and The Downs Mail. We have also won several awards including The Kent Messenger People of the Year Award for 2005 and a humanitarian award from the Sri Lankan President.
When we arrived back from Sri Lanka in the New Year of 2007, we had just begun the third and final stage of completing the last seven houses. We had two more houses left for sponsorship at £6,000 each. We needed another £30,000 to complete the project by April (the Sri Lankan New Year). Once again, faith prevailed and another £20,000 came in, and now we only need £10,000 to complete the project, and we have one house left for sponsorship. So, if there is anyone out there who would like to donate towards the last £10,000 or maybe even donate the very last house, please get in touch with us as soon as possible?
On-going support
Many of you have offered on-going support with regular payments through ‘standing order’ for village sponsorship, which we are extremely grateful for. Some of these sponsorships have been for individuals or families. However, the charity is now appealing for on-going support for the Montessori School within the Aurora Village. The wages and running costs for the School are already costing in the region of £200 per month. If you feel that you would like to donate to the school on a regular basis through standing order, or for as long as you feel willing to, we would be extremely grateful for your help. If you can help us out (even with as little as £5.00 or £10.00 a month), please fill in the enclosed standing order form and return it to your/our bank. Thank you.
We can guarantee that 100% of all donations are going towards the appeal, and people working for our organisation are all volunteers.
Thank you once again.
Many Blessings Jan & Ian (Linch) Founders of The Aurora Tsunami Orphanage Appeal