RC Mid Town - Overall Champions at Createract 2010

createract 2010

Guest Speaker on the 6th April @ 6.30pm @ Royal College

Kushil Gunasekera
Founder/ Trustee - Foundation of Goodness
Manager - Muttiah Muralidaran, Sri Lankan Cricketer
(Holds the world record for the highest international tests & ODI wickets)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Established the Foundation of Goodness, a Sri Lankan NGO, in 1999.
• Outstanding professional record, e.g. no. 1 market leader for Nissan vehicle sales in Sri Lanka and the attainment of no.1 supplier of Rice & Sugar under his able leadership.
• Tournament Secretary for inaugural under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka (2000).
• International Cricket Council (ICC) acknowledged his man and event management as “outstanding. . . surpassing all expectations. . . and a showcase to the world”.
• Secretary of the Governing Body for Cricket in Sri Lanka & Chairman of the Sri Lanka
• Cricket Board Tour Organising Committee for several years.
• Manager, for almost a decade, of World-Record holding cricketer Muttiah Muralidaran.
• President of a scholarship fund for 500 children of diseased soldiers.
• Donated the remains of his home to be used as a Relief Coordinating Secretariat- which later evolved into the MCC Centre of Excellence and associated Sports Academy.
• Established partnerships with internationally acclaimed philanthropic bodies and
• individuals, e.g. USAID, AusAID, KPMG, MCC and Steve Waugh.
• Coordinating a well-established and rewarding international volunteer program
• maximising the participation of all ages, interests and levels of commitment.
• Facilitating the construction of over 1,000 homes for Tsunami affected families including 4 housing complexes containing essential modern amenities.
• Masterminding the utilisation of the USAid grant for the reconstruction and upgrading of several remote schools across Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
• The inspiration and realisation of numerous entrepreneurial ventures such as a Diving School, Brush Factory, Women’s Enterprise and International Sports Academy.
• Mentoring of the visionary Children's Goodness Club initiative.
• Arranging the sponsorship for 1000 poverty struck children, mediated through Rotary in support of the “Sevana Sarana, Foster Parents Programme”- an initiative of former President HE. R. Premadasa.

Please Visit: www.unconditionalcompassion.org

the festival celebrating creative talent

‘Createract’ - The festival celebrating creative talent, organized by the Rotaract Club of Colombo, for the 15th 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 2010’ will be held on the 10^th of April at the Sasakawa Hall in Colombo. This year Keels Food Products PLC, has come forward as the exclusive sponsor for the event.

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.

the game is in your hands: await createract 2010

Holi Hai

Guest Speaker on the 9th March @ 6.30pm @ Royal College

Rtn. PP. Chandima Gunawardena, currently is a Senior Executive Group Director of Carson Cumberbatch Plc., and represents in the group boards in its Indonesian Palm Oil Plantation interests, Brewery, Property development, Capitol market Investment and Hotel companies in Sri Lanka. He has over 38 yrs experience in diverse business activities nationally and internationally.

For many years he was a member of the management committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and is a founder/sitting member of the management council of the Sri Lankan Institute of Directors and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK.

He is married to Shahnaz, with two children Sehr – currently reading law at University of Bristol UK and Mehr – a student at Colombo International School. He is also a self taught Agronomist and a proprietary coconut planter, Forester and environmental conservationist.

He is also a founder Director of FARO – Foundation for Advancement of Rural Opportunities – a non profit organization dedicated to uplift rural opportunities in Sri Lanka in an IT /web based BPO sector.

Sportsman from young age and continues to be a dedicated Yachtman sailing regularly at Bolgoda Lake and has taken part in many international regattas across the world. He is currently the President of the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka – the National body for Sailing.

A Rotarian for over 30 years and was the President of Rotary Club of Colombo in the year 2000/2001. More importantly, he was a Past President of the Rotarct Club of Colombo.

Chandima will speak on "Divide and Rule - A historical perspective" & "Why Leaders Fail"

celebrate rotaract - celebrate colours

Back to School

The project was conceptualized in Early October 2008 and officially inaugurated on the 1st January 2009. The project funded scholarships for 45 kids from five different villages in the Tsunami effected Kalutara District to continue their schooling. The funds were raised by a special tea auction organized by the Ceylon Tea Traders Association (CTTA) in October 2008.

The project came to an end on the 31 December 2009 and to mark this one of the villages organized a prize giving programme on the 31 December 2009 in Moratuwa from 10.30 a.m to 12 noon. All kids who were supported by the project were given stationery for the next academic year with the intention of motivating them to continue their studies.

RCC intends to make an appeal to CTTA and other agencies and companies to continue to fund this project in the coming year as well. Three members from the club participated at the prize giving.

Theme Party – “Blue Christmas”

The Annual Theme Party was organized by RCC in order to raise funds for the community service and club service projects planned for the next year, on the 23rd December 2009 at the Blue Elephant at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo.

The project was a successful one as there was a full house at the event. The party stared around 11.00 p.m. and went on till 5.00 a.m. in the morning. Around 25 members (60%) of RCC were present. RCC raised closer to Rs. 500,000/- from the party, including sponsorships.

Guest Speaker at the 12th GM

Adam is a well known Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Colombo Mid Town and one of the own members of RCC, who was invited to address the members of RCC on the 22 December 2009, on the “Latest Trends of Marketing”.

15 members of RCC and few other Rotaractors from other clubs were present at the 12th GM.

Secret Santa

This is an annual project carried out by the club every year which was organized this year as well for the club members. The objective was to get all the members together and enjoy the spirit of Christmas amongst the members of the club.

Since this was organized within the club and held at the last General Meeting during the month of December (22 Dec), all club members were informed at the General Meeting (08 Dec) prior to the same, thereafter, follow up calls were made to members. All the names of the club members were put in a draw and each member picked each name. The members are not suppose to tell anyone the name they got, but to bring a gift for that person rapped on newspapers and only writing the name of the person receiving it. The draw was held at the previous General Meeting on the 8 December.

Christmas with a Difference – ii

The Shanthi Animation Movement has been in operation for a considerable period of time and has been serving Aththidiya and surrounding area. The project was mainly organized with the objective of spending time with the kids in the Aththidiya Slum Areas as well as for the Rotaractors to be made aware of the under privileged of our society who are being neglected.

RCC organized some games to celebrate Christmas and shared food and gifts with the children in order to have an enjoyable evening at the Shanthi Animation Movement premises on the 13 December from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Funds were raised by selling tickets among club members and family friends. Ten members from RCC and few others from other Rotaract Clubs were present at the event.