Special requiem mass.
According to the last will of Mudliyar Nanayakkara Rajavasala Appuhamilage Don Arthur Silva Wijesinghe Siriwardena, who donated properties including the Richmond Castle Kalutara , to the Department of Public Trustee, a special requiem mass for the spiritual comfort of all those who donated properties to this department including him was held on 01st of August,2024 with the patronage of His eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo and the Chief Priests at the Archbishop’s residence. Public Trustee of Sri Lanka, Deputy Public Trustees and other staff of the department were participated.
On 13/07/2024, the Public Trustee Department distributed medical equipment to the Matara “Abhimansala” Ranaviru Suva Sahana Niketana.
The assistance was provided from the fund of the Sri Lanka-Kuwait Cultural Association Trust, established in 1986. The objectives of the Trust are to provide assistance to the heroic soldiers and their families belonging to the armed forces and the police who lose their lives or are disabled for the sovereignty of the nation.
Accordingly, with the approval of the Public Trustee of Sri Lanka, it was decided to select and provide assistance to several “Abimansala” nikethana where disabled soldiers live. Marking the intial step of this meritorious act, a set of medical equipment was donated to the Abhimansala-II Matara by the officials of the Public Trustee Department
A special deva pooja was held on 27/06/2024 at Wellawatta Mayurapati Temple in memory of all the donors who gifted their inherited wealth and property including Mrs. Rukmani Neeliya Prijani de Silva Rajapaksha who donated the property to the Public Trustee Department.
Financial aid of Rs.10,000 was distributed to each of the 40 families needing financial assistance in the Jaffna district under the guidance of the Public Trustee of Sri Lanka on June 25, 2024, at the Jaffna district secretariat. The funds were sourced from the annual income of the estate of the late Mrs. Regina Sampanthanathan, which was assigned to the Public Trustee Department by a court decision in 1988.
The 13th commemoration of the late philanthropist U.D.B. De Silva was held on 2023.04.01 in order to make the commemoration the Public Trustee Department had organized an alms giving at the department premises for 35 monks accordingly following the terms and conditions of the late U.D.B. De Silva’s Last will .
“I stand for integrity” an awareness programme organized by the CIABOC for the staff of the Public Trustee department was held at SLIDA on 18th October 2023.
In 1988 Mr. D.R. Wickramarathne established this fund. One of the objectives of this trust is to provide packaged food to the Castle Street Hospital for Women. Therefore, the Public Trustee Department authorities distributed packaged food among the patients on 27th November 2023.
The 156th birthday commemoration of Sir D.B. Jayathilaka was held at the Public Trustee Department premises on 13th February 2024. A precious dhamma Sermon was preached by Ven. Borelle Athula thero and a floral tribute to the statue of late Sir D.B.Jayathilaka was held with the participation, of the Public trustee of Sri Lanka Mr Gihan Pilapitiya, the members of the Jayathilaka family and the staff of the Public Trustee Department.
