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Sri Lankan New Year's Celebration at Seeduwa, Four Season's - April 2007
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| The girls singing in the New Year |
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| The children of Seeduwa and Moratuwa welcome us for the celebration |
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| Contestants in the fun and games! |
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| The New Year Pageant |
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| The mothers competing too, in a coconut scraping contest! |
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| The Balloon Game! |
Ellen's going-away party - July, 2006
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| Beautiful Tangalle Dancers |
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| Student performance: "Auntie Monica" - song and dance |
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| Four Season's talented students - "We Ask for Peace" |
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| Enjoying the show |
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| A very proud moment |
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| Ayomi says a few words |
Ampara - March, 2006
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| Group picture of students after distribution |
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| Plaque prepared by the school for distribution day |
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| Young girl receives her bookbag |
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| Cooking soup in kitchen |
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| Orabibasha boys - drinking their morning milk |
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| Donation of sports equipment at Orabibasha School |
Seeduwa - August, 2005
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| The kids send Tharanga their greetings! |
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| Tharanga (right) with a Seeduwa family |
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| The children are glad to put on a show! |
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| The children watch and listen intently |
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| Marianne, Lise and Sara brought the children some surprises...! |
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| A visit from Marianne, Lise and Sara |
Monaragala - Summer 2005
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| A well behaved classroom |
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| Ayomi and Wenche - handing out school supplies |
The return to Kahawa - April, 2005
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| Camp residents eagerly awaiting aid packages |
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| The IOM truck - preparing for the trip |
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| Receiving some basics |
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| The timberman receives his tools |
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| And the rains came tumbling down! |
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| A young family in the camp |
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| Children waiting in the rain |
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| A home for five |
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| Old friends |
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| Draining ditches being made with tools delivered last week |
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| The tent held up! |
Trips to Moratuva and Kahawa - April, 2005
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| Tools for a new livelihood |
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| Distribution of carpentry tools |
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| Inside a tent |
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| Camp tents |
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| Camp kitchen |
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| Rice and dal |
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| We always secure a receipt for any and all Four Season's purchases |
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| Buying vegetables for Kahawa at the market |
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| Ellen and Wenche distributing food |
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| Bananas and Ayomi's popular New Year cakes |
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| Food distribution |
April 9th, 2005
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| A young family provider owns her first sewing machine |
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| Tents in camp - still awaiting temporary housing |
Returning to Tangalle - March 26th, 2005
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| The marching band |
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| Presenting books for school library |
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| Some of the volunteer mothers |
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| The school kitchen |
February 27th, 2005 - In memory of Jonathan
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| Portrait of Jonathan |
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| Beautiful Tangalle Bay |
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| Tangalle school children |
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| Boat stranded in classroom |
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| Tangalle distribution |
February 16th, 2005
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| Orabibasha classroom |
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| Girl who requested 10th grade |
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| Cattleman's daughter |
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| A shy boy |
February 9th, 2005
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| Bag Brigade |
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| Balancing Act |
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| Children in Line |
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| Coconut Scrapers |
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| Starting Distribution |
February 5th, 2005
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| Side by Side |
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| Waiting Patiently |
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| Waiting Faces |
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| Trucks with supplies heading south |
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| Sadwuni |
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| Fishermen with their nets |
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| St. Vincents children |
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| Father Roshan |
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| Health clinic camp |
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| View of the now quiet ocean |
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| This used to be a railway station |
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| Railway tracks |
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| Loading packages for transport |
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| Needed items ready for packing |
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Pictures from Petter and Preben
- two volunteer doctors setting up a Norwegian Red Cross
clinic. Four Season's provided them with means to get a head start with clinic services, including basic medical
supplies. The two arrived early in January 2005.
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