October 14, 2005 ~ The men and women of Pulte ready the crates that are filled with building materials for (2) homes, tools & equipment at their facility in Manassas, VA. Special thanks to Pulte for working so hard getting things ready to go. Next stop....Colombo, Sri Lanka.
   
 | October 4, 2005 ~Donald Stevens, Founder (Right), Crosby Wood, Volunteer (Left) stand with Kamal Sabaratnam, Plant Operations, at the Pulte Home Science facility in Manassas, VA. Behind them a roll form machines makes the Light Gauge Steel Framing Members for the upcoming project.
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Members of REACH thank John McKenna, Director of Plant Operations at the Pulte Home Science facility, for the significant contribution & support. |
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September 22, 2005 ~ The Stone Equipment Company of Honeoye, New York donates a $2,500.00 Mortar Mixer to Tsunami REACH for the upcoming permanent housing project with Habitat For Humanity International~Sri Lanka. Click here website to learn more about the company.
 August 12, 2005 ~ Donald Stevens, Founder presents an American Flag to Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington, DC. The flag was flown over the United States Capital per the request of Congressman Frank Wolf, Virginia 10th District.
Summer '05 ~Read our Summer 2005 Newsletter
Worthington Industries Aids Tsunami REACH |
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5/13/2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 13, 2005)—Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) announced today that its Dietrich Metal Framing business segment has partnered with Tsunami REACH to donate materials to build two new homes for Sri Lankan victims of the 2004 tsunami catastrophe. Read Press Release |
 Donald Stevens(left) with Special Guest Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Bernard A.B. Goonetilleke and Featured Speaker M.A. Sanjayan, Ph. D., Lead Scientist of the Nature Conservancy, at the May 7, 2005 fundraiser in Winchester, VA.
Ambassador Goonetilleke
addressing the guests
at the May 7, 2005
fundraiser in Winchester, VA.
Tsunami REACH Invited to Sri Lanka to Address TAFREN
(Sri Lanka Taskforce for Rebuilding the Nation)
5/12/2005 Sri Lanka - Donald Stevens presented the Technology, Manufacturing & Training Program to members of TAFREN in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
While in country Mr. Stevens made a 2nd assessment to the areas south of the capital down to the Galle District. As you can see in the following photos there are still large numbers of families living in tents during the start of the Monsoon season. The temporary wooden shelters are expected to house victimized families for several years until the permanent structures are built.
View photos of disaster areas 5-1/2 months after Tsunami
~ Pulte Home Sciences Aids Tsunami REACH ~
 5/5/2005 - Manassas, VA – Pulte Home Sciences of Virginia, a division of Pulte Homes, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) today announced its support of the Washington, D.C.-based Tsunami REACH organization and its efforts to construct 25,000 safe, new homes for Sri Lankan victims of the December 2004 tsunami disaster.
Read Press Release
~ Winchestar Star May 4, 2005 Article ~
5/4/2005 - Melanie Mullinax interviews REACH Founder and gets the full story about the effots of this non-profit organization.
Click here to read article
Volunteers Julia Avent-Cleary (Left), Crosby Wood (Center) & Jay Sweeney (Right) discuss fundraising efforts at a progrees meeting. The Westwood C.C. is just a few miles south of Tysons Corner and the Tyson 1 & 2 Shopping
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One Year Anniversary
Tsunami Statistics
~ Sri Lanka~
Oxfam International reported to the Asian Tribune on December 19th, 2005 "that only a mere 5,000 houses will be completed by the end of the year, despite Sri Lanka still needing approximately 73,000 permanent homes."
WE DID IT!!!
With the help of Habitat For Humanity Sri Lanka, our in-country sponsor, and these US Corporations, we built two houses in Balapitiya, Sri Lanka for Tsunami families who lost their home.
Thank you to our material & equipment sponsors:
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Stucc On Steel
Pulte Homes
Dietrich Industries
Grabber Fasteners
Stone Equip. Co.
Innovative Energy
A 511 square foot, 2-bedroom home.
Tsunami REACH has constructed the first home to demonstrate the building technology to the people of Sri Lanka. The home will be dedicated & handed over to a Sri Lankan family on December 19, 2005. Check out the construction sequence by clicking on the link at the top of the page.
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