SLFFA donates 10 patient trolleys to LRH

4 September 2015 06:16 am Views - 3732

Officials handing over the trolleys to LRH (from left): SLFFA Secretary General Rohan Induruwa, Prasansa Rodrigo of SLFFA, SLFFA Chairperson Tania Polonnowita Wettimuny, SLFFA Immediate Past Chairman Dushmantha Karannagoda, LRH Consultant Pediatric Surgeon Dr. Chandima Suriyaarachchi, LRH Nursing Sister Sister Kumudu Perera, Rochana Jayawardena of SLFFA, Kanchana Ekanayake of SLFFA and Nuwanthi Upeksha of SLFFA

The Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarders’ Association (SLFFA) donated a total of 10 patient trolleys along with the relevant mattresses to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH), Colombo. 
The total project cost estimated approximately Rs.1.25 million.  This is an ongoing corporate social responsibility (CSR) project the SLFFA has with the LRH. On a previous occasion the SLFFA donated 31 operating theatre doors to the hospital. 

At a handing over ceremony held recently, the members of the SLFFA Executive Committee handed over the equipment to the LRH officials.  
The Lady Ridgeway Hospital, established in 1895, is considered today as the largest specialized children’s hospital in the world with more than 1,100 beds. In addition, it serves approximately 3000 outdoor patients daily. 

The SLFFA, established in 1981, is the apex body of freight forwarders in Sri Lanka. The association collected funds for this project through sponsorships collected at its biennial Dinner Dance in November 2014.