Club bulletin sept 2015

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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

email

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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