In the years since, Sonali hasn't just done good ... she has done great. At last count, Sonali has raised and donated more than $34,000 to various charities.
Armed with just a little bit of money, and a certain bit of knowledge, Sonali Ranaweera is doing remarkable things.
It all started, ironically, because the original $100 just wasn't enough.
Sonali had decided she wanted to help a child somewhere in the world who needed a cleft lip/palate surgery. SmileTrain is the international non profit that does such work, but their suggested donation to pay for a single surgery was $250. Sonali was going to need more money.