Joint Ifthar & Meeting with the RC of Colombo MidTown

Joint Fun Rally with the Rotary Club of Colombo

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RCC marked forty on the 9th September

The Rotaract Club of Colombo marked forty years of service in Sri Lanka on the 9 September 2009. 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; hence this year’s theme has been chosen to be ‘Celebrate Rotaract’.

The Rotaract Club of Colombo is organizing a series of projects to mark the anniversary in September and some of them include community service projects as well as projects to project the image of Rotaract across the country.

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.

RCC donates dry-rations to Muslim families in Kalpitiya for Ramadan

With the objective of helping the Internally Displaced Persons the best way the club can by collecting donations for the families living in Kalpitiya.

Back ground: According to 2001 statistics 55, 807 people are living in Kalpitya DS Division and from them 36, 291 persons are IDPs. Most of the IDPs in Kalpitya DS Division are Muslims and they were displaced from Jaffna in 1990 due to escalation of violence in the Peninsula. Today IDPs are living in 90 Welfare Centers and Relocation Villages.

Most of them were displaced during 1990 – 1992 period from Jaffna. They have come by foot or via sea and have settled in this bare land in Sinnekudrippuwa Grama Niladari Division. After that the land was bought from the owner by IDPs and settled in that land. They had 10 perch each. But as the families expanded now 2 or 3 families are sharing 10 perches of land. But the soil and surroundings are extremely dry.

Majority of the families complained that sufficient rice is not available at the MPCS. Therefore the need to supply dry rations to families during the holy month of Ramazan was much needed.

Below is a list of items which RCC donated for 100 families:

1. 1000 Kg Rice
2. 400 Kg Sugar
3. 100Kg Milk
4. 100Kg Dhal
5. 200Kg Tea
6. 100 Fish tins
7. 100Kg Dates