18 June, 2017
The Matara District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Matara Traders Association and the Southern Motor Sports Club joined together to provide dry rations, drinking water and clothing to over 500 families who were affected by the recent flood.
President of the Matara District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mettananda Widanagamachchi, President of the Matara Traders Association S. K. Padman with secretary Saman Gunasekera and President of the Southern Motor Sports Club, Ashshar Hameem played a prominent role in collecting and distributing the material to families who had lost most of their possessions due to the flooding of the Nilwala basin.
Thilakawardena Textiles and Brandix were the major contributors to the humanitarian cause.