Sanath Jayasuriya goes to Texas

Just what is Sanath Jayasuriya doing in Plano, Texas?

The 38-year-old cricketer from Sri Lanka is visiting USA to help a Texas based non-profit organization raise money for a new community center in Garland.

Helping Hands Inc., founded in 2003 by Kaushalya Siriwardana, is involved with constructing community centers around the world for homeless, orphaned and neglected children. The group has started centers for homeless children in Kurunegala (Sri Lanka), Madoor and Wardha (India).

Helping Hands is now trying to develop a multicultural center that will provide a wide range of programs for children in Garland and other North Texas communities. The programs include after-school recreation; tutoring for the SAT and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills; a food pantry; and classes for exercise, first aid and foreign languages.

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