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Associated Motorways marks Children’s Day

Under the Corporate Social Responsibility Project of Associated Motorways PLC, the International Children’s day event was

 held at Katunayake, Walana Lukshmi Children’s Home managed by YMBA, Colombo.

The highlight of the event was the donation of computers followed by a tea party to children.

CSR Coordinator of Associated Motorways PLC, Leo Samson donated computers to Member of the YMBA Colombo Governing Council Mahesh Mallawaarachchi.

Mallawaarachchi in his speech highly appreciated the role played by Associated Motorways PLC in similar projects for the last 50 years and in particular the role played by Deputy Chairman/Managing Director of Associated Motorways PLC Deshabandu Tilak de Zoysa.

Jayagosa Nangva, Clogard Lanka goes to town

The “Jayagosa Nangva, Clogard Lanka” campaign is taking towns across the island. Enthusiastic cricket fans are queuing up in

 droves to meet the Clogard team and submit their cheers for the Sri Lanka cricket team.

Clogard, a truly Sri Lankan product, is going from town to town collecting cheers for the Sri Lankan cricket team in prelude to their encounter with Australia on home ground this November.

You too can show your support for our cricketing heroes by meeting with the Clogard float in your town or send it across through post, SMS or e mail.

Ceylinco Healthcare offers free breast care consultations

Free breast care consultations with doctors will be available to women courtesy the Ceylinco Healthcare Centre in Colombo throughout this month which is dedicated universally to breast cancer awareness.

The centre, which is the most advanced stand-alone private facility in Sri Lanka for cancer screening and treatment, said the objective of this programme is to provide advice and information to women on how to prevent breast cancer through regular self-examination and screening.

The free consultations will be on appointment and will comprise of a physical examination by a doctor, who will also provide guidelines and awareness on proper breast care.

As in previous years, the Centre will also distribute pink ribbons to visitors. Wearing a pink ribbon during October shows that the wearer honours survivors, remembers those lost to the disease and supports the search for a cure. The focus of the Ceylinco Healthcare Centre every October is to encourage women to undergo Mammograms, a screening procedure recommended to be done regularly by women over the age of 40.

“Mammography is the gold standard and in the front line of defense in the war against breast cancer,” Senior Medical Officer of the Centre Dr. Shyama Fernando said.

“It has been established beyond any doubt that early detection of any form of cancer significantly improves the victim’s chances of curing or controlling the spread of the disease. In the case of breast cancer, early detection can prevent the loss of the breast and the spread of the cancer to other parts of the body.”

In Sri Lanka, breast cancer is the commonest form of cancer among females, and accounts for 22.5 per cent of all cancers in women.

Swadeshi sponsors Aloka Pooja

The Aloka Poojawa of the historic Sabaragamuwa Maha Saman Devalaya was sponsored for the 6th consecutive year by Swadeshi Industrial Works, the market leader in Sri Lanka for herbal personal care products.

The event took recently. Chairperson of Swadeshi Amari Wijewardene, commented that “being a 100 per cent Sri Lankan company we know the importance of upholding the heritage, values and traditions of our country and that is why Swadeshi continues to support cultural events such as this.”

Alongside this sponsorship, Swadeshi also donated a number of sign boards carrying an environmental protection message urging the public not to use polythene at the Saman Devalaya premises.

These boards have been erected near the public entrance of the devalaya premises. Every year Swadeshi sponsors the Aloka Pooja of the Kataragama Kiri Vehera, the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya.