Jayasekera Management Centre anniversary:

Community welfare activities organised islandwide

Nethali STRUYS

A number of community welfare activities have been organized by the Jayasekera Management Center (PVT) LTD (JMC) to mark its 39th Anniversary and the 60th birthday of its founder and the Managing Director J M U B Jayasekara.

This was revealed at a press conference held yesterday at the Nippon Hotel.

This is to be commemorated on August 20 at its Headquarters at Fort from 9.00am to 12.30 pm.

Distribution of educational equipment to rural schools, distribution of 5,000 spectacles to low income earners, islandwide blood donation campaign, awarding of 1,000 educational scholarships for children from samurdhi families and awarding of scholarship for disabled soldiers and their family members, will take place.

A raffle draw for students and teachers islandwide will also be held.

"The objective is to give students and lecturers an opportunity to win educational equipment", Jayasekara said.

Launching of several books will also take place in parallel to these events.

Two books out of these are authored by J M U B Jayasekara under the title Palamuwenna Obai and Adyapanaye Nimwalalu Pulul Karana Mahinda Dekma, while a novel will be launched by his son under title Awarjanayata Awasarai.

A biography on J M U B Jayasekara authored by L D Gunathilake, Sumith Weerasiri and Malani Dissanayake under the title Penerayak Novei Kullak Weyan Puthe is also to be launched.

The event will be participated by Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena and Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardana.