War-injured heroes in historic scuba diving event sponsored by D’Las International

Demonstrating that ‘Nothing in life is impossible’, a momentous event, where 12 war-injured heroes participated in a deep sea scuba dive was held in Hikkaduwa recently.

It was facilitated by internationally recognized white water rafting expert, Outbound Adventurers led by its founder Shehan Pilapitiya.

Dharmasiri de Silva, Chairman and Gehan de Silva, Managing Director of the HDDES Group, initiated the historic event, the first of its kind in the region, bringing credit to Sri Lanka. Many senior military officers also attended the event.

It was held under the aegis and sponsorship of HDDES Group’s subsidiary D’Las International (Pvt) Ltd. The HDDES Group, an internationally acclaimed and locally renowned organization has for over four decades continued to supply superior natural and organic raw materials to its customers.

D’Las International also sponsored training for the swimming squad of disabled soldiers as the second phase of the project.

“D’Las International, part of the HDDES Group, is proud and privileged to be able to facilitate and sponsor the participation of these war-injured heroes in an event which is a historic ‘first’ for Sri Lanka and Asia as a whole”, said Gehan de Silva.

Understanding the importance of supporting these heroes, D’Las International is committed to a collective mission in full sponsoring and facilitating other social service and welfare projects, he noted.

“The aim of organizing this event was to reaffirm the credo that nothing is impossible for our army. The event was extra special as it was held on my birthday, and we were able to, with sufficient training, conduct an extremely successful event. I am thankful for the support and blessings received from the Army Commander and Senior military officers who helped in this endeavour”, Shehan Pilapitiya, said.

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