Green Cross Organization awards ceremony held

Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga was the Chief Guest at the annual prize giving of Sri Lanka Green Cross Organization. Here one of the recipients receiving her certificate from Secretary to the President. Picture by Udesh Gunarathna

The awards ceremony for the winners of Green Lane Environmental Diary Project 2012 was held yesterday at the Maharagama National Youth Services Council premises under the patronage of Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga.

Green Lane Environment Diary Writing Project is annually organized by Green Cross Organization and the project was started in 2005. Main objective of organizing this event is to encourage children to engage in environment friendly activities and note down same in a diary.

The Green Cross Organization also organizes a speech contest and first three winners will be able to participate at the International Children's Summit which is conducted in Japan. They also conducts a drama competition to appreciate children's skills. As a side event of the project a Poster Competition was also held among the schools selected to conduct the Environment Diary Competition to mark the World Water Day.

Assistant Chairman of Green Cross Organization Tom Kawamoto, Mitsubishi Colombo Office General Manager Thoshieki Shibatha, Sri Lanka Green Cross National organization Chairman and Sri Jayawardanepura University Japanese Language Unit Senior Lecturer Jagath Senevirathne, Media Director to the President Sudath Silva and many others participated.