A GALA concert this Saturday will be a big ?Thank You? to the people of Okehampton for their extraordinary generosity in raising funds for survivors of the devastating tsunami. And organisers of the fundraising appeal have now identified a school in a badly-hit region of Sri Lanka they would like the money they have raised to benefit. The day culminates with a gala music night presented by Wren Trust with many local groups coming together to provide sounds to cater to all tastes. Okehampton College Sports Hall will be alive with music from 7.30pm to 10.45pm, this Saturday. Entrance is free and donations envelopes will be available on the night. Marilyn Tucker, of the Wren Trust, who has put the gala concert together, said: ?The evening will be split into three sections. ?The first section features the youngest singers and the more acoustic performers. ?The middle section is more middle of the road, with Hocus a-cappella and the College Big Band, and the evening rounds off with a rocking finish to Crazy Train.? Okehampton Youth Chorus ? the youngest performers of the evening ? were pleased to be invited to perform and have written a song especially for the event. The youth chorus, which is run by Wren, will have the honour of taking to the stage first. Okehampton Rotary Club has identified an individual school, for which they hope to be able to provide new equipment, and build up long term links. The school, called Dharmarama K Vidyalaya in the Galle district, caters for primary and secondary children from grades 1 to 10 (up to O Level). It has 28 teachers and 781 students. John Moppett, Okehampton Rotary Club president, said although the club had identified the school from a total of 25 allocated to Rotary, they were still liaising with local agencies in Sri Lanka to see if their favoured one was most in need of aid or if another neighbouring school might be more appropriate. He said the Sri Lankan government was rebuilding a number of schools. The charity was looking to support the school by buying vital books and equipment. Almost 60 schools in the country were completely destroyed in the disaster and a further 102 were partially damaged. Mr Moppett said because the school catered for children of all ages, he was keen for Okehampton College and all the local primary schools to build links with it. He said: ?Hopefully, we can get children from Okehampton talking with children from Sri Lanka and they can build that friendship throughout their school career, from classes in primary school through to secondary school.? ?It is not going to be just, ?Here is some money, bye, bye.? We want to make a long-term commitment.? In January, the people of Okehampton dug deep in their pockets to raise £12,500 to send Aquaboxes to help provide clean drinking water for people living in the areas worst affected by the tsunami which struck on Boxing Day. Since then a further £6,500-plus has been raised in Okehampton for the tsunami appeal. The idea behind the day of events and gala concert this Saturday, is to say thank you to all the people who helped raise the impressive sum. The fundraising events kick off with two coffee mornings; in the charter hall and the church hall, followed by a home-cooked lunch served at Fairplace Church between noon and 2pm. In the afternoon, cream teas will be served at the Museum of Dartmoor Life.