"Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning," contemporary American author Diane Ackerman could have not been more apt. Identifying the need for children in the areas surrounding their hotel to have an inspiring area to play, learn and grow, Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo undertook to restore the Children’s park in Slave Island. Volunteers from every department of the Hotel’s operation got down and got their hands dirty, mowing grass, clearing drains, sandpapering and painting. The highlight of the park was a life-sized elephant that was revived from its tired state, much to the children’s delight!
The safety standards of the hotel were extended to this Slave Island playground for a day. Improvements made to the park were more than cosmetic, with swings and see-saws being repaired by the engineering crew with the assistance of the rest of the team. After a detailed inspection of the park by the Colombo Municipal Council, the General Manager of Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, Neroy Marso and his team, were applauded for the noble gesture and work carried out by them.
The Hotel firmly believes that charity should begin close to home. Following this principle, this is just one of a series of investments the hotel has made in the local community. Besides other routine maintenance work carried out by the Hotel, previous initiatives included fitting a fully equipped computer room in one local school, providing sewing machines to another and books to the library of yet another. The associates of the Hotel find the experience tremendously rewarding and maintain close contact with the beneficiaries even after their assignments come to an end.
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