Claudia Arndt ’15 Pursues Adventure and Assists a Cause in Sri Lanka

Claudia Arndt ’15 is currently climbing Adam's Peak, a sacred and beautiful mountain in Sri Lanka, to raise money for the elephants that stay and receive care at the Millennium Elephant Foundation. The money that is donated is going towards making a “Free Roaming Area” for the elephants to be able to walk freely and socialize without people. Other donations will go towards providing care for sick elephants. You can follow Claudia’s adventures through her Facebook page.

Millennium Elephant Foundation (MEF) is situated on a beautiful 15-acre estate known as ‘Samaragiri,’ which has been home to the Samarasinghe family for many generations. The family has owned elephants since the 1960s. In 1979 the family opened the estate to the public as Club Concept Elephant Bath. The MEF charity was then founded in 1999 and has been working since then to improve the care, protection and treatment of elephants in Sri Lanka by providing a place of safety, medical services and facilities. It is the only certified non-profit organisation working with captive elephants in Sri Lanka.