The property “Lahiru”  which means the “light rays of the sun”  originated from the ancestors of the Gunasekera family which was inherited by the Founder/ Trustee of Foundation of Goodness Mr Kushil Gunasekera from his beloved parents Mr & Mrs Shelton & Marlene Gunasekera.

The “Lahiru”  modern villa was developed in 1999 as a unique Holiday Home with the novel concept of addressing the priority concerns of the Seenigama villagers and the rural communities in the region by way of attracting visitors to this property through which kindness multiplied in alleviating the numerous hardships of the village people. 

Like all things the change occurred on that fateful day 26/12/2004 with the Tsunami waves and the once lovely villa was all in a disarray with lots of debris in just a few minutes but withstood the Tsunami onslaught which enabled its conversion to an immediate Relief Co-ordinating Secretariat and an Activity Centre for the villages in the region, serving even a better cause to re-build the lives of those who had lost everything they possessed.

The waves of compassion that followed overpowered the waves of destruction resulting in this once fully equipped modern villa being gifted to establish a Centre of Excellence with the generous spirit and exceptional kindness of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the UK empowering better opportunities to the rural community children and youth.

This is now a landmark institute of learning and wellness for villagers catering to hundreds of rural community children and youth in particular who can now aspire to display their talent and skill to the fullest potential by the grand gesture of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)  to completely fund such a noble worthy cause making a positive difference for greater benefit of the less privileged communities in the Seenigama region.

‘Greatness is not found in Possessions, Power or Positions; it is discovered in Goodness, Humility & Service to fellow men’