Sri Lanka Development Foundation

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Benefit Dinner with the Sri Lanka Cricket Team

Enjoy great cricket, great food and help SLDF fund its cricket stadium project. Attend the May 22, 2010 Benefit Dinner with the Sri Lanka Cricket Team at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The dinner coincides with the historic, first-ever ICC matches played in the U.S. at nearby Lauderhill between the Sri Lanka and New Zealand national cricket teams. The cost of the dinner -- $130 – includes tickets for two game on Saturday, May 22 -- USA v. Jamaica and Sri Lanka v. New Zealand -- and Sunday’s Sri Lanka v. New Zealand match. Dinner guests can chat with and have their picture taken with team members and bid for signed team bats, caps, jerseys and other items.

2010 Pearls Cricket Cup

The Foundation’s benefit dinner includes free tickets to the May 22 and May 23, 2010 cricket matches in Lauderhill – a $60 value. If you can’t make the dinner, match tickets may be purchased at usaca.org.

Featured Links

	Embassy Of Sri Lanka
	US Cricket Association
	BCCSL
	Sri Lankan Air Lines
	Sri Lanka Tourism

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GALA Dinner With The Sri Lankan Cricket Team

WASHINGTON (May 6, 2010) -- The famed Sri Lanka Cricket Team will take part in a gala dinner with cricket fans during their match play in Florida May 22, 2010.

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Sri Lanka Development Foundation

The Sri Lanka Development Foundation was established in the United States to provide funding for a wide range of vital projects in post-conflict Sri Lanka.

The foundation's first project is the construction of a world class cricket stadium in Northern Sri Lanka, a region that was heavily damaged by the successful 25-year conflict to defeat terrorism.

The importance of cricket in Sri Lanka cannot be overstated. Youth throughout the country revel in the sport. The Sri Lankan national team is one of the world's finest. Sri Lanka boasts several world class cricket venues.

The foundation's first project is the construction of a world class cricket stadium in Northern Sri Lanka, a region that was heavily damaged by the successful 25-year conflict to defeat terrorism.

But the conflict for years made it difficult to support cricket in the North.

The stadium project will finally provide that support, encouraging young people throughout Sri Lanka to strive and thrive in sports and to reconcile past ethnic differences through the common goodwill and trust that this popular sport engenders.

The foundation's plan envisions a cricket oval and surrounding stadium on land donated by the government in northeast Sri Lanka. Funds raised by the foundation will go toward design, grading and landscaping of the oval as well as the construction of the cricket stadium itself.

The foundation's initial fund-raising goal for this project is $100,000, with additional fund raising efforts to follow as needed.

Negotiations are underway today with Sri Lanka Cricket for the exact location of the stadium, with final site selection expected in early autumn 2010.

Proposed North Cricket Ground

The Sri Lanka Development Foundation is raising $100,000 to begin the construction of an IIC-class cricket stadium in Northern Sri Lanka. The Foundation intends to raise these funds through its “Benefit Dinner with the Sri Lanka Cricket Team” on May 22, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as well as through other events. The foundation has a commitment from the Government of Sri Lanka to donate land for the stadium site and to assist with its design and construction.