is2tea, a purveyor of tea from Old Ceylon, is donating 20 percent of its profits in December 2010 and January 2011 to a fundraiser to support the Pumpkin House expansion project (see item below).

The company is the exclusive distributor of teas from the world-famous Handunugoda Tea Estate. These teas are produced on a family-owned plantation near the Indian Ocean in the southwest region of Sri Lanka.

For more information about is2tea's offer, go to http://ompoint.com/is2tea_flier.pdf or go to the company web site, http://www.is2tea.com.

An independent group is seeking to raise funds to construct a new building at the Pumpkin House for Children. The two-storey building will include a dormitory, educational facilities, a toilet and bathrooms. The projected cost of the expansion is $21,550, and this fundraiser aims to raise $10,000.

For more information, go to http://www.ompoint.com/PumpkinHouseProposal.pdf

In July 2010, Pumpkin House USA published a newsletter describing its recent activities in support of the Pumpkin House for Children in Vidynagar, India. Click here to download a PDF version of this newsletter.