We have contacted a number of people and we have had very helpful inputs from
• Anoma de Silva
• Ranjini Alwis
• Rohan Basnayake

Action's needed:
• Contact shipping to get an estimate of the costs for a possible spring shipment. Rohan has contacted Trico and the picture is very optimistic.
• Rohan Basnayake will check out the forms needed for registration of the project, to formalize it, so that we can deal with organizations like STRIDE.
• Chandre will request STRIDE to collect surplus wheelchairs and help out in that, and look into needed conditioning of chairs etc.
• The expenses etc for the initial shipment will be handled by a small number of contributors, and this first step will enable us to iron out all the problems and set up the program.
• After that, we should examine the possibility of each Temple or similar motivated groups to sponsor shipments of chairs.
• Meet again in about when necessary.

We are attempting to form a small group volunteers for collecting used or surplused wheel chairs, available through various organizations in Canada. Suitable wheel chairs will be selected and shipped to Sri Lanka.

It is needed to:
• assure the collection, conditioning, cataloging and warehousing the wheel chairs and related material (e.g.,crutches).
• Once a sufficient number is collected, they needed to be crated and shipped to Sri lanka
• Establish liaison and links with organizations in Colombo hospitals/volunteer groups in Colombo. This is already "being explored".
• Raise funds for shipping and other expenses by getting individuals to "sponsor a wheel chair".
• This is a non-profit volunteer-driven organization which also helps other volunteer organizations like Stride Canada in dealing with their surpluses.