The Kingsbury Colombo distributed 25,000 books to over 2,500 children from 25 deserving schools, (one school from each district), at an official ceremony which was held at The Kingsbury Hotel with the presence of Mohan Pandithage, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Hayleys PLC and Rohan Karr, Managing Director for Hayleys Leisure on Wednesday, the 3rd of January 2023.
All guests and visitors were encouraged to take a picture with the Carriage of Hope and share it on their social media platforms, tagging the hotel, in order to contribute towards this initiative of donating 25,000 books to 2,500 children from 25 chosen schools.
In addition to this, the hotel employees and employees from Hayleys Leisure and Hayleys PLC, also joined hands to contribute and purchase sets of books towards this meritorious project.
“During these trying times, we wanted to celebrate the season by supporting students from across the country with their education. The Carriage of Hope project was conducted not only to support 2,500 children but also to spread awareness on the rise in prices of educational supplies so that many would be encouraged to help children in need” shared Karr addressing the audience. Officials of Kingsbury at the event
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