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Ex-Services News
SLESA Executive Committee meeting
Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen's Association (SLESA) next monthly meeting
will be held on August 26 at 4 pm at the SLESI Auditorium, 29, Bristol
Street, Colombo 1. A discussion on the poppy project - 2011 will be held
in connection to the War Heroes commemoration on November 13 at the
Cenotaph, Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo 7.
The project aims to generate funds for welfare activities for the
needy ex-servicemen.
Chairmen and Committees 2011/2012
AFRD and Poppy Committee: Major General K A M G Kularatne, Air Vice
Marshal K St. Elmo Perera, Cdr. D T D Gunatilaka; Archives and
Conservation Committee: Colonel G C Premachandra, P D H C A
Goonawardena, Audit Committee: D M Chandraratne, F A Michaels; BOI Land
Project: Colonel Faiz-ur-Rahman; Career Guidance Committee: Commander H
L A R Pinto; Cenotaph Development Committee: Air Vice Marshal K St. Elmo
Perera, M I M Fausi; Finance Budgeting and Planning: Lt. Colonel D M
Amarakoon; Holiday Home Project Committee: Lt. Colonel V S M
Jayawardena; Information Technology/Website: Lt. (S) P Jayasundara; Land
and Housing Committee: Major General S G Karunaratne; Library Project:
Captain T V L Ruberu; Medical Committee: Major General (Dr.) K D P
Perera, Surg. Lt. Cdr. K D P Jayatillake; Media and Publicity Committee:
Brigadier J P A Jayawardena, Lt. Cdr. S Sudasinghe; Membership Welfare
Committee: Major General M G Muthalib, Captain G I E Cadiramen;
Membership Evaluation Committee: Rear Admiral J Jayasooriya; Micro
Finance Committee: Captain T B Ratnayake; New Projects Committee:
Captain (N) A I Jayawardena; Policy Planning anf Formulation Committee:
Major General T Paranagama; Rehabilitation and Resettlement Committee:
Brigadier Hiran Halangoda; Rules Committee: Brigadier Ranjan de Silva;
Scholarship Grants Committee: Major R M Punchibanda; Social
Responsibilities (Environment Protection): Major V Welikala; Sports
Committee: Major General L C R Goonewardena; Sustainable Development
Committee: Major General P Chandrawansa Lt. P Seneviratne; Technical
Evaluation Committee: Lt. Colonel D S C Ganegoda, Major M A Jayaratne;
Veterans Home Committee: Rear Admiral S R Samaratunga; Welfare Grants:
Brigadier T S B Sally; W W II Veterans Affairs: H G P Jayasekara; 100
Trusts Project: Captain A V Munasinghe.
Office bearers 2011/2012
Sri Lanka Light Infantry Association
President: Captain J L C Fernando; Vice President: Major S
Karunaratne; Hony. Secretary: Major S D T P Ranasinghe; Asst. Secretary:
V P Tudor; Treasurer: Major S K Jayaratne; Asst. Treasurer: Captain A C
Ruparatne.
Also, 12 members were elected to the Executive Committee.
Sri Lanka Army Service Corps Ex-Servicemen's Association
President: Brigadier M R U Bandarathilake USP; Vice President:
Brigadier R M D Rathnayake, Major (QM) C A B M Abeyratne, Captain J C S
Ediriweera, D A Wanigasuriya; Hony. Secretary: D K Hemantha; Asst.
Secretary: A M Wickramaratne; Treasurer: Major (QM) D Abeykoon; Asst.
Treasurer: S Maharajage.
Also 16 members were elected to the Executive Committee.
Sri Lanka Ex-Air Force Association
President: D M Chandraratne; Immediate Past President: S S
Gunawardena; Vice President: Group Captain K W Kirinde, G H
Mihindukulasooriya; Hony. Secretary: A S de Silva; Asst. Secretary: H E
P Fernando; Treasurer: G W Gunawardena; Asst. Treasurer: S M A
Pushpakumara; Coordinator: Flt. Lt. T H Liyanage.
Also, 7 members were elected to the Executive Committee.
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Ex-Servicemen's
Association
President: Major General MG Muthalib; Vice Presidents: Captain G J
Perera, Lt. W D Sugathapala; Hony. Secretary: Lt. P A N Alwis; Asst.
Secretaries: B W Karunaratne, S J Ranaweera; Treasurer: Major D K
Sooriyaarachchi; Asst. Treasurer: Captain M A J Perera; Auditor: Captain
D G Nissanka.
Also, 14 members were elected to the Executive Committee.
Gemunu Watch Regimental Ex-Servicemen's Association
President: Major General K B Egodawele; Vice Presidents: Brigadier R
P Vithana, Lt. Col. A S Amarasekera, Lt. Col. W Wimaladasa; Hony.
Secretary: U D Galgodalla; Asst. Secretary: Major W M M Wijekon Banda;
Treasurer: Captain K K Samarapala; Asst. Treasurer: M S C Nanayakkara.
Also 10 members were elected to the Executive Committee.
Retired Flag Rank Officers Association
President: Brigadier T S B Sally; Founder President: General
Deshamanya, J E D Perera VSV; Imm. Past President: General C S
Weerasooriya RWP RSP VSV USP; Vice Presidents: Admiral D W K Sandagiri
RSP VSV USP, Air Vice Marshal A B Sosa VSV; Hony. Secretary: Major
General M D S Chandrapala RWP RSP VSV USP; Hony. Treasurer: Brigadier K
A Gnanaweera USP; Asst. Secretary: Air Vice Marshal O D N L Perera RWP
VSV USP; Asst. Treasurer: Rear Admiral A V Abeysena; Committee members:
Admiral Deshamanya D B Gunasekera VSV,General R De S Daluwatte WWV RWP
RSP VSV USP, Air Vice Marshal V D A Dissanayake VSV, Major General Y
Balaratnarajah VSV USP, Major General T Sivashanmugam USP, Major General
K D P Perera USP, Major General L C R Goonewardena RSP VSV USP, Major
General W J T K Fernando, Air Vice Marshal K St. Elmo Perera USP, Rear
Admiral H S Rathnakeerthi VSV USP, Brigadier N P Fernando, Major General
M R W De Zoysa USP.
Help for aged, sick members
Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Ex-Servicemen's
Association Executive Committee headed by Major General M G Muthalib
visited the homes of aged and sick members in Colombo, Dehiwala,
Piliyandala, Panadura, Ahungalla and Ambalangoda and inquired into their
welfare.
In the second phase of this project, 18 members visited Elakanda,
Wattala, Kandana, Waikkala and Nainamadama on May 4. Transport was
provided by the Regiment.
Death donation fund
A special general meeting will be held to discuss the establishment
of a death donation scheme to benefit Sri Lanka Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers exservicemen. Secretary Lt. P A N Alwis said that
details of the scheme will be informed to all members by post.
Family get-together
Sri Lanka Naval Association 63rd mid yearly get-to-gether was held on
a grand scale on August 21, at "Pradeepa Hall", Mutwal.
This was attended by a large crowd, and music was supplied by the
Civil Defence Department band. |
