Bridging the gap between southern Michigan and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, the Lansing chapter of Rotary Club International is financing long-needed repairs to the septic and sanitation system at the Grace Care Center.
Lee Kliebert, the chapter's Foundation President, appealed to the club to help finance the project with a donation of $2,100, which will be arranged through the Rotary Club of Trincomalee.
"The Lansing Rotary Foundation is happy to provide funding for such an essential project," said Kliebert. "The circumstances surrounding the orphanage and the work being done there make it easy for me to advocate on its behalf."
Funds were provided in early April to the Trincomalee Rotary Club, and the project will be supervised by Mr. A.A. Jayaratnam, a past president of the Trincomalee chapter and advisor to the Grace Care Center.
"We are really glad to join hands with your Club to help the Grace Care Center," Mr. Jayaratnam wrote in a letter of introduction to fellow Rotarians. Mr. Jayaratnam explained the pressing need to improve the infrastructure for the health and welfare of the residents. "Our Club is prepared to help out the Center; we have been helping people affected by war by building houses, schools and health centers."
The Grace Care Center children's home and elder care facility houses more than 100 residents and is managed and sponsored by VeAhavta, a Michigan-based 501 (C) (3) nonprofit organization.

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