Wednesday, August 03, 2005

TheMoodieReport.com

TheMoodieReport.com: "When the Indian Ocean tsunami struck Sri Lanka on 26 December, the devastation was rapid, brutal and tragic. With tens of thousands dead and countless injured, the island nation faced a catastrophe on a terrible scale.

Two of travel retail�s most well-known executives, Paul Topping and Rakhita Jayawardena, agreed instantly that they had to do something. And they wanted to involve the travel retail industry that they both knew so well. The Alpha Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Fund was born.

Fast forward seven months and that urgent desire to help has taken shape in the most remarkable fashion. Last month, as reported earlier by The Moodie Report, the foundation stones of the Travel Retail Village were laid. "