Community Friends’ board is pleased to announce that a source for bridge funding been found that will pay for the purchase and planting of 10,000 trees on the land to be reforested in Sri Lanka. Work is about to start, preparing the land itself – which means clearing weeds and tangled surface growth, digging contour drains to help stabilize the hillsides and improve the land’s water retention, and digging 10,000 holes. We will also be starting a local nursery so that as many of the 10,000 trees as possible will be grown by micro-entrepreneurs in our community.
We are also pleased to announce that Dr. Gamini Hittunayaka, of the University of Peradenia, has offered to provide us with technical support in guiding our many choices and strategies for this program.
Thanks to all for your generous support!
Jay Goodfriend
