11th death anniversary of Gamini Dissanayake

The 11th death anniversary of Gamini Dissanayake falls on October 22 (Saturday). The Gamini Dissanayake Commemoration Society has organised various functions to mark this event. There will be a floral tribute to the Gamini Dissanayake statue at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7 on October 22 at 9.30 a.m. as the main function.

The chief guest will be Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition and the guest of honour will be Prasanna Gunawardene Mayor of Colombo. The Speaker of the Parliament W.J.M. Lokubandara and Karu Jayasuriya, Deputy Leader of the Untied National Party will also grace this occasion as special guests.

A lot of distinguished guests and the members of the family of late Gamini Dissanayake, officials and members of Gamini Dissanayake foundation and Gamini Dissanayake Commemoration Society and friends will participate in this occasion.

On this occasion school bags containing books and equipment will be donated to 100 schoolchildren selected from low income families in the Nuwara Eliya District.

On October 23, there will be a Sanghika Dana to invoke blessings on late Gamini Dissanayake. Many more events are organised, as follows islandwide to mark this event.

Borella - Distribution of dry rations - Organised by M.H. Mohamed and Shaul Hameed; Panadura - Commemoration ceremony - Organised by Ven. Bopitiye Dhammissara Thera; Maharagama - Sanghika Dana - Organised by A.M.O. Bandara; Wennappuwa - Commemoration ceremony - Organised by B.A. Keerthiratne Peiris, Kandy - Alms giving Francis Karunasena; Ratnapura - All religious ceremonies - Hamilton Fonseka; Galkiriyagama - Commemoration ceremonies - Pathiraja Weerakoon Bandara; Agalawatte - Commemoration ceremony - Gnanasiri Galabada; Polonnaruwa - Commemoration ceremony - S.A. Muthubanda; Dehiattakandiya - Sanghika Dana - D.M. Muthubanda.

The Gamini Dissanayake Institute of Technology and Vocational Studies, Nuwara Eliya will hold the following events: Sangika Dana, Dhamma sermon, blood donation campaign on November 3, 2005 and other religious ceremonies.