The festive season is upon us, and Hilton Colombo welcomed it with 30 students of the Sapling Pre-school run by Serve last week.
The traditional lighting of the tree was officiated by Hotel Developers Lanka Ltd. Chairman Nimal Perera and Hilton Colombo General Manager/Hilton Sri Lanka Area General Manager Manesh Fernando.
What made the night special were the VIP visitors from Sapling Pre-school, who enjoyed the celebrations organised by Hilton Colombo. The pre-school is run by Serve, which stands for Socio-economical, Ecological, Religious, Virtuous Empowerment, and is a Sri Lankan not-for-profit and non-governmental organisation. Serve was established in February 1999 by Sanjeeva de Mel and a group of experienced professionals to work with and for the needy, especially children and women.
The vision of Serve is to contribute to a society that supports and ensures equality and dignity of people, especially children, and its mission is to facilitate empowerment of people, especially children and women, through a quality, participatory, creative, and scientific process.
Photos Saman Abesiriwardana