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The bulletin of Rotary Club of Colombo West
RIP Ravi and Anne Vanathy
September 2015 Editor Rtn. Rohina
Installation of 55th President Rtn Satyajit Seneviratne Chief Guest : President Rotary International K.R. Ravindran .
The 55 th Installation & Dinner Dance on the 27th of June 2015 held at the Oak Room Cinnamon Grand was a memorable event as it was heralded by the President Rotary International K.R. Ravindran . This event was held jointly by the Rotary Club of Colombo and the Rotary Club of Colombo West.
As usual it was full of speeches, which sometimes gets rather tedious, though the organizers do try to make the speeches as short as possible.
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Projects Hearing Aid to Children form Vavunia 17 Children from the school of disabled children were given hearing aids. The smile on their faces when they heard sound for the first time brought tears in our eyes. They will be able to talk and attend normal schools in the near future. Another 62 children and adults from Ratnapura received hearing aids on 9th July 2015. This is a joint project by District 3220 and Rotary Club of Colombo west
Cataract Project—”Vision for Life” We did our first project “Vision for life”, Cataract Surgery for 50 patients at the Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital on the 25th of August. The lenses and operation were done for free and it was so heart warming to see the patients and know that their whole lifestyle would change after this operation.
Cataract Project—”Part 2” Another 50+ patients will be given vision on 15th September bringing the total to 107 patients. Total Project cost LKR 800,000
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The Hawaiian night on 16th September On the 16th September 2015 7 p.m onwards at Bars Café is “Hawaiian Night” Members to please dress in Hawaiian costumes to make the night a fun event. Hiranthi is promising good food, drinks and plenty of fun. So be there………..
The Charity Show for Project “Joy” “Project joy” aims at getting 2 modern EEG machines* for the early detection of Epilepsy at Lady Ridgeway Children hospital. Ms. Mehroon Wahab has gracefully agreed perform at British School Auditorium and donate the proceeds to Rotary Club for this project. The piano concert will take place from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm on Sunday 20th September 2015 at British School Auditorium. Tickets are priced at Rs. 2,000, 1,500, 1,000, and 500 (balcony). Tickets are now on sale at BARS Cafe Open from 11 am to 11 pm every day.
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Weekly Luncheon meeting On 08-Jul-15 Mr. Ajay Amalean, Co-Founder of MAS Holdings spoke on myths about “ Selling in India" quoting his own success story of how it “Amante” intimate garments were positioned and promoted in India. 15-Jul-15 Ms. Kristi Huynh, Country Director for the Prospect Group of Companies spoke on “Branding Sri Lanka, One Company at a Time”. 22-Jul-15 explorer
Dharshan Jayawardena, the renowned underwater photographer and deep sea "Ship wreck explorations around Sri Lanka".
29-Jul-15 Dr. Harsha De Silva, Deputy Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs “Prospects after the elections (UNP Viewpoint)". 05-Aug-15 Rajiva Wijesinghe, President, Liberal party UPFA Viewpoint)".
“Prospects after the elections (
12-Aug-15 S.C. Mayadunne, Former Auditor General and #1 on the JVP National List “Prospects after the elections (JVP Viewpoint)." 19-Aug-15 Mahanama Dodampegama, Managing director, SMM Halcyon Pvt Ltd, and formerly Director, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. And Jt. Managing Director of Hemas Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd. "Getting the best out of you" 26-Aug-15 Pakiyasothy Saravanamuttu "Prospects for the country, after the recent General Elections" 2-Sept –15
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The President Installation—More pictures more pictures
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Rotary Club of Colombo West - Board Members 2015-16 BOARD Designation
Name
Mobile
President
Rtn. Satyajit Seneviratne
jitsene@dialogsl.net
0777 360361
President Elect
Rtn. Roshan Perera
roshanplatinum@yahoo.com
0773 209218
Vice President
Rtn. Methsili Silva Ehrlich
choots8@gmail.com
0771 298388
Immediate Past President
Rtn. S Sirikananathan
ssirikananathan@gmail.com
0727 313350
Secretary
Rtn. Dr. M Ramasubbu
rama1@sltnet.lk
0777 315001
Assistant Secretary
Rtn. Tharanga Vithanage
nimmithara@yahoo.com
0777 383310
Treasurer
Rtn. PP Harin Fernando
harin.fernando13@gmail.com
0772 548349
Sergeant at Arms
Rtn. Yohann De Zoyza
yohann.de.zoyza@amwltd.com
0777 379966
Club Administration
Rtn. Haroon Careem
haroon.careem@gmail.com
0773 980000
Public Relations
Rtn. PP Pradeep Amirthanayagam
Pradeep@hpands.lk
0777 347734
Membership Development
Rtn. Yunus Rajkotwala
yunus@heengr.com
0777 388987
Service Projects
Rtn. PP S Karunakaran
Karunakaran@panaudio.com
0777 686960
Rotary Foundation
Rtn. Heinz Reuter
hareuter@sltnet.lk
0777 770770
College of Past Presidents
Rtn. Nihal Bogahalande
larc@sltnet.lk
0777 327374
Club Service
Rtn. N. H. Karunatilake
hiranthi.maritime@hemas.com
0771 494150
Community Service
Rtn. Hariharan Padmanaban
hariharan74@gmail.com
0777 572731
Youth Service
Rtn. Yukthi Gunasekara
yukthi@kgassociates.com
0779 992442
Vocational Service
Rtn. Lalith Kahatapitiya
lalith@kik.lk
0777 319209
International Service
Rtn. Nishad Wijetunga
nishad@eol.lk
0722 251471
Bulletin Editor
Rtn. Rohina Macan Markar
rohinajumm@hotmail.com
0773 185424
Club Trainer/Mentor
Rtn. PDG. Krish Rajendran
krishr@dmsh.lk
0777 744228
Classification
Rtn. Cuda Wijeyeratne
cudawij@sltnet.lk
0773 170838
Fund Raising
Rtn. Sudath Wijesinghe
sudath@sbcplc.com
0717 760288
Chairman/Director
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Major Projects planned for 2015/16.
Dream Cricket for 100 differently abled children in association with The Bradman Foundation of Australia.
Ultra sound scanners for CKD prevalent areas To continue the Chronic Kidney Disease program which R.C.C.W . started with 6 Dialysis units in the Anuradhapura District at Padiviya. To provide an ultra – sound Scanning Machine at Kebitigollawa Hospital. All these projects are costly and we will need all the help we can get to raise funds. So please be generous as a little bit does help. “We should all try to be a gift to the world.”
Youth Leadership Program for public Speaking and Leadership Skills. This program will be held in Galle, Matale and Jaffna
Toilets for Travelers at Vinayakapuram This project is to build few toilets for those who travel to Mannar / Madu .
Project Joy. To raise funds for 3 Epilepsy monitoring units at Lady Ridgeway Hospital. Project Power. To protect our Environment Resources .To educate our children to understand the environment in a holistic way this project will be combined with the plant 1 million tree project. Vision for life cataract surgeries.
Rotary Club of Colombo West Meets at Hotel Galadari on Wednesdays –12.30PM to 2.00 PM At Galadari “California Grill“ Roof Top restaurant
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