I hope this message finds you in good health.
Today, I would like to address you with an urgent request for help for our Scout brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka.
Perhaps you have heard of Cyclone “Ditwa”, which flooded large areas of Sri Lanka and caused suffering to many of our Scout friends.
Many have lost all their possessions and their homes. Many have been evacuated or are still stranded in the floods. We have no news from some areas as there is no electricity, telephone, internet or mobile phone service.
The Scout school and the WFIS office in Sri Lanka are under water, but fortunately our WFIS staff were able to retreat to Colombo in time.
We are currently in constant contact with our members in Sri Lanka and have launched an emergency aid programme to provide our Scouts and Scout families with drinking water and dry food supplies.
We would like to ask you to make a donation to our donation account by bank transfer or via PayPal so that we at WFIS can show our solidarity with the Scouts in Sri Lanka and help them get through the first few days with food and drinking water.
Every little contribution you can make helps us to help our Scout brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. Let’s roll up our sleeves and help our scouts and guides.
Show the world that only together can we be strong – in line with our motto
‘Together we are strongest’.
Please send your donation to the following bank account:
Volksbank Limburg IBAN: DE70 5709280000009988 00 BIC: GEN0DE51DIE
or
via PayPal to office@wfis-worldwide.org
We will, of course, keep you up to date via our information channels and thank you in
advance for your help.
Yours in traditional Scouting
Klaus Tegeder – President WFIS