Hollywood Artists launch housing project

The Chief Sanga Nayaka of America and President of Dharma Wijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles, Ven. Dr. Walpola Piyananda Thera launched a massive fund-raising campaign with the participation of Hollywood Artists and the World Trust Foundation in U.S.A., for the construction of permanent houses for the victims of tsunami catastrophe who lived along the coastal villages of Telwatta, Akurala, Godagama, Seenigama and Peraliya in the Divisional Secretariat area of Hikkaduwa.

Recently the ceremonial foundation laying was held at Galagodawatta amidst a large gathering of Hollywood Artists. Camille Cellucci Founder of Holywood Artists Alliance and Art Director of Titanic film addressing the gathering said that "in order to raise funds for the affected people who lost their houses and dear ones in your families numerous programmes were held in U.S.A. On the guidance of Ven. Piyananda Thera Hollywood Artists Alliance was formed", she said.
Referring to the clowns, she said that their role was to bring happiness and love for the affected communities and in the same manner the spiritual leaders such as the Buddhist monks present here tried to convey the universal message of the importance of love and sympathy," she said "Love is greater than suffering" she furthur said.