|
Club News
Athugalpura Rotary Child Art Workshop
|
A cross section of the participants at the workshop. |
A workshop on Child Art was conducted by the Rotary Club of
Athugalpura at Wayamba Pre-School Teacher Training College Kurunegala.
The main sponsor was Pentium 2000 stationeries (Pvt) Ltd.
The resource personal of the workshop were, three lecturers from
National College of Education Giragama. The Rotarians who participated
were Rtn, L. B. Herath, Rtn. Chaminda, Rtn. Chandrasiri, Rtn. Asela
Rathnayake, Rtn. Nandana and Rtn. Mahiti. Vocational Service Director L.
B. Hearth initiated and played a vital role in implementing this
project.
Lions Club of Colombo West treat kids of Sadasarana Home
Beverley jansz
|
The little ones of Sadasarana Home Koswatte, Nawala. |
|
President, Lions Club of Colombo West Lion Ashroff Hussain
presenting a Christmas gift to a child. Others in the picture
are District Governor, Lion Gamini de Silva, Lion Nalin
Gunasekera, Zone Chairperson District 306 A2, Lion Lady Anoma
Gunasekera and Lion Lady Shiranee de Silva. |
Christmas is mainly for children. It is our duty as members of
service clubs to treat destitute children with Christmas gifts and
entertainment, said President, Lions Club of Colombo West, Lion Ashroff
Hussain.
He was taking part as the chief guest at a Christmas pasty organised
by his club for the little ones of Sadasarana Home, Koswatte, Nawala.
We should share the joy of Christmas with children who deserve the
care of elders, specially the destitute kids who are confined to
children’s homes, Lion Ashroff Hussain said.
All children of Sadasarana Home we treated to food, music and
entertainment by members of the Lions Club of Colombo West, Christmas
gifts too were presented to the little who spent a very happy evening
with the Lions of the Lions Clubs of Colombo West.
PDG Lion Rohantha rewarded for services rendered to Buddha Sasana
|
Lion Rohantha de Fonseka receiving the Sannas Pathra from the
Chief Incumbent of the Amarapura Nikaya, Swarnamali
Viharadhipathi, Sri Devananda Dhammakusala Wansalankara
Thripitaka Vageeswaracharya Chandrakeerthi Sri Panditha
Sasthravedi Mahopadya, Ambalangoda Sri Sumangala Thera. |
PDG Lion Rohantha de Fonseka has been conferred with a title Sri
Sambuddha Sasana Vibushana Lanka Putra Sannas Patra.
It was conferred by the working committee of the Amarapura Nikaya
headed by Swarnamali Viharadhipathi, Sri Devananda Dhammakusala
Wansalankara Thripitaka Vageeswaracharya Chandrakeerthi Sri Panditha
Sastravedi Mahopadya, Ambalangoda, Sri Sumangala Thera, the Chief
Incumbent of Amarapura Maha Nikaya Dharmapala Temple, Mount Lavinia. PDG
Lion Rohantha de Fonseka was rewarded for his continuous service
rendered to the Buddha Sasana and for the community of Panadura. This is
the first time that such an honorary title was conferred to a Lion and
citizen of Panadura by the Amarapura Nikaya.
|
Keneliya Milton hands over Euro 6,000 to Susantha Sanjeewa for
the first step of construction of the project. Lion Anil
Fernando, Secretary Susil Silva Tilakasiri de Silva, A.
Kularathne attended the event. Photo Kalutara dist. corr |
German Lion to construct Maternity Ward and Pre-school at Darga Town
Following a request made by Chairman of Beruwala Pradeshiya Sabhawa
Susantha Sanjeewa, German based Lions Club member Keneliya Milton agreed
to construct a maternity ward and a pre-school which were the long felt
need of the people in Darga Town and the surrounding areas.
The Aluthgama Golden Jubilee Lions Club will provide sponsorship to
the project. This maternity ward at Dharga Town will be of immense value
to expectant mothers. The pre school too will help kids of the area to
receive their pre school education.
Fingara Club to usher in New Year on Grand Scale
Beverley jansz
Fingara Club, Rattanapitiya Boralesgamuwa has made elaborate plans to
celebrate the new year on a colourful note.
With peace prevailing after 30 years members of the Fingara Club will
celebrate a peaceful 31st Night on a grand scale. A gala dinner at the
Banquet Hall has been arranged for Club members, with scintillating
music provided by Mahinda Silva and Super Stars, for dancing. Raffle
draws, competitions, fun and fluoric, panty favours for every table and
many more surprises are on the cards.
Winner of competitions will receive valuable prizes.
New Year’s eve Dinner Dance at Fingara Club will certainly turn out
to be a glittering event this year says General Manager Fingara Club, R.
P. Pushpakumara.
Rotary Club of Kandy Mission for Vision
|
Picture shows a group of patients operated for cataract, which
was facilitated by Rotary Club of Kandy and implemented by the
Rotary Club of Wariyapola. |
Mission for Vision - Avoidable Blindness - reaches the poor rural
areas of the country to provide the gift of sight by way of facilitating
cataract surgeries.
The project also provided spectacles free of charge to those who do
not have easy access to the medial institutions in the developed areas
of the country. This is an on-going project of the Rotary Club of Kandy.
|
President, Lions Club of Colombo West, Lion Ashraff Hussain
presenting cash to a member of the staff. Others in the picture
are Past District Governor Lion Gamini de Silva Lion Lady
Shiranee de Silva and Vice District Governor Lion Chandra
Katuwawela. |
Colombo West and Colombo Cosmopolitan Lions Christmas treat for
Camilla kids
Lions Club of Colombo West and Lions Club of Colombo Cosmopolitan
accorded a Christmas party to the children of Camilla school, Mattegoda.
Gifts were distributed to the children and cash was presented to the
staff for their hard work done in caring for the kids of Camilla school.
|
Rtn. Ananda, Rtn. Nandana and Rtn. Chintha (right) handing over
the wheelchair. |
Rotary Club of Athugalpura Donation of wheel chair
A wheel chair was donated to a 19 year old boy in Balalle by the
Rotary Club of Athugalpura. The chair was donated at a community corps
meeting held at the Balalle Temple. |
