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RCC teams up with Rotary Club of Colombo Regency

The Rotaract Club of Colombo teamed up with the Rotary Club of Colombo Regency (RCCR), RI District 3220 to assist the Internally Displaced Persons. RCC have already confirmed funding for 25 temporary toilets for the IDP camps and are looking at assisting with more.

All together the RCCR have got 85pledges for such toilets and aim to set up a hundred in total, in the said camps and 20 have already been deployed to the Vanni.

Createract '09

‘Createract’ - The festival celebrating creative talent, organized by the Rotaract Club of Colombo, for the 14th successive year, brings together Interactors and Rotaractors, giving them the opportunity to highlight their talent to prominent personalities in the related industry with limitless opportunities.

With participation exceeding 200, from 9 Interact Clubs and 7 Rotaract Clubs, Createract 2009 held on the 23rd of May at the Sasakawa Hall, Colombo, was a tremendous success. This was made possible with partnership from Reborn as the Gold sponsor, British Computer Society (BCS) as the Silver sponsor, supported by Virtusa and the Sandwich Factory.

With celebrated personalities Brandon Irangam, Anjuli, Nehara Peiris, Charliya Sathyagith, Ashanthi, Randhir, & Umara Singhawansa as the judges, the overall champion for 2009 was the Rotaract Club of Colombo Midtown. The winners for the other competitions were: The Interact Club of Visaka Vidyalaya for Just-a-Minute, The Rotaract Club of Panadura for Create-an-act, The Interact Club of Zahira College for Create-an-answer, The Interact club of Thurstan College for Create-a-Look, The Rotaract Club of Colombo Midtown for Create-a-Sketch, The Rotaract Club of Colombo Midcity for Creative-Writing, The Interact Club of Royal College for Create-an-Ad, The Rotaract Club of Colombo Midtown and an Independent team consisting of the Rotaract Clubs of the University of Colombo and Colombo Midcity for Create-anything, The Rotaract Club of Colombo Midtown for create-a-dance and The Interact Club of Zahira College for Create-a-song.

Last year’s overall championship was won by the Interact Club of Asian International School and the previous year – 2007 Champion was the Interact Club of Wesley College.

The Rotaract Club of Colombo meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Royal College Union Building at 6.30 p.m.

Createract '09 - RC of Colombo MidTown walked away as the Over-all-Winner

Guest Speaker - Mr. S Palitha Fernando, Deputy Solicitor General

Createract '09

‘Createract’ - The festival celebrating creative talent, organized by the Rotaract Club of Colombo, for the 14th successive year, brings together Interactors and Rotaractors, giving them the opportunity to highlight their talent to prominent personalities in the related industry. Last year, ‘Createract’ recorded the highest participation so far, with over 300 participants in total.

This festival hosting various events ranging from Create-an- answer; an-ad; an-act; a-sketch; a-song; a-tale; a-story; a-dance and many more, gives a choice of opportunities for interactors and Rotaractors to showcase their talents. With celebrated personalities as judges, some of the recent being Bathiya and Santhush, Ashanthi, Indu Dharmasena, Mohammed Adamally, Shohan Chandiram and Natasha, the opportunities for our youth are limitless.

‘Createract 2009’ will be held on the 23rd of May at the Sasakawa Hall in Colombo. Sponsored by Reborn as the Gold Sponsor, British Computer Society (BCS) as the Silver Sponsor, and supported by Virtusa and the Sandwich Factory.

Chartered in 1969, the Rotaract Club of Colombo is the first Rotaract Club to be established in Sri Lanka and has a history of appreciated community service and professional development spanning 40 years. Operating within the family of the international Rotary movement, the Rotaract club of Colombo is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Colombo.

Rotaract is a movement found worldwide for young men and women aged between 18 to 30 years who believe they can make a difference by serving their communities. Rotaract clubs are usually community or university-based and sponsored by a local Rotary club, making them true ‘partners in service’ and key members of the Rotary family. The Rotaract movement encompasses all facets of life with 4 main avenues of service – namely, Community Service, Professional Development, International Understanding and Club Service.

Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, but also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 8,000 Rotaract clubs in 163 countries and geographic areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

About Rotary International

'everything begins and ends with our clubs'

John Kenny, a member of the Rotary Club of Grangemouth, Central, Scotland, was elected as the 2009-10 president of Rotary International at the fourth plenary session of the RI Convention in Los Angeles in June 2008.

In his acceptance remarks, Kenny expressed his gratitude for the support and encouragement that he and his wife, June, have received.

"We have come from a small country of five million people with three Rotary districts," he said, "and it is therefore a special honor to be the first Rotarian from Scotland to be president in the history of Rotary -- and only the fifth from the British Isles."

see the RI website for the full article and here the full speech