Army – Singhe Regiment – 74th Year Celebrations
Officers from the Singhe Regiment as a part of the 74th year celebrations visited the home and entertained the children with music, provided with gifts and lunch.
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Uniqueness of "Paynter Home"
The Homes currently has 35 children and around 8 staff. Children range from 3 to 20 years. The number of children is usually between 35 to 40. They attend four different schools, The Paynter Memorial, Good Rest Convent, St. X'viour's College and Lyceum (originally 'John Knox'). Children below the ages of 5, attend MENCAPFE pre-school. Their medium of language is in Tamil, Sinhala and English. We receive children through the department of Probation and Child Care, The Courts, church organizations and recommended individuals.
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Brief History of the Paynter Home
The home was started by late Rev. Arnold Paynter in 1924. It was initially called The Nuwara Eliya Children's Home and later renamed as "The Paynter Home".
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Great was his achievement the founder of the Paynter Home
ARNOLD Paynter, the founder of the Nuwara Eliya children's Home is no more. The inspiring story of this courageous man is worth recording. The Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Paynter had four children Ada (Mrs. Martyn Greet), Arnold, David and Eva (Mrs. Eton Darling). The Rev. Paynter died in the mission colony in the Himalayas and Mrs. Paynter passed away in Ceylon at the age of 99.
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THE PAYNTER MEMORIAL SCHOOL
The school was an inextricable part of the home. It was English medium and had committed teachers driven by ideals and vision, and consequently by the late 40s onwards the school began to attract fee paying day scholars from Nuwara Eliya town.
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