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Yakkgaha Runage Dahami Dulanjali, a Grade 7 student of Upananda College in Manawila, Galle is seriously ill as both her kidneys are failing. Doctors have recommended an urgent kidney transplant which will cost around Rs. 1 million.
Her parents are not able to raise this money and are appealing for help from kind donors. Any donations could be sent to Bank account No 169200120032954 at the Pinnaduwa People’s Bank.
Royal College Old Boys’ Association in Canada (ROCOBA) revitalised
The Royal College Old Boys Association in Canada (ROCOBA) has been revitalised under its newly elected president T. Kukendran (Kuken) and office bearers for 2013. Mr. Kukendran has been elected as the ROCOBA President for the second time and he is one of the three Patrons. He was the Past President 1997 as well.
He told the Sunday Times that the association has planned several welfare projects and events for 2013 under the theme “Foster Fellowship Forever” (Triple “F”)
The ROCOBA has made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the 25th anniversary cricket encounter between the old boys of Royal College and S. Thomas College living in Canada with a dinner dance on June 29 at Pipers Heath Golf Club. The match will be played on July 1.
The President and Board of Directors for 2013 were unanimously elected at the AGM held in April.
President: T. Kukendran ,
Vice President: Yoga Atheray
Secretary: Kanishka Bastiampillai
Asst. Secretary: Asantha Fonseka
Treasurer: Rajan Tharmarajah
Asst. Treasurer: Charitha Sirimanna
Social Secretary: Jerom Varatharajah
Public Relations: Dilkaran Rajendra
‘Nava Kalakaruwo exhibition at JDA Perera Gallery
The George Keyt Foundation presents the 17th annual exhibition Nava Kalakaruwo/Emerging New Art & Artists – an Exhibition of Contemporary Sri Lankan Art. The Group of Artists is drawn from all parts of the country and has emerged through the several exhibitions and presentations such as “Young Contemporaries” and from the “Kala Pola” of each year over the last several years.
The opportunity for ‘Art’ that these Exhibitions and presentations have provided since The George Keyt Foundation was established in 1988 has led to an increasing number of “New Artists” emerging each year. Nawa Kalakaruwo presents new and interesting paths, and different handling of the chosen medium.
The exhibition will be at the JDA Perera Gallery Nos. 1 & 2 University of Visual and Performing Arts, No. 46, Horton Place, Colombo 7 and will be open to the public from Monday June 3 to Sunday, June 9 Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, High Commissioner for Bangladesh will be the Chief Guest at the inauguration on Sunday, June 2
This Opportunity for ‘Art’ is being made possible through the support of Brown & Company PLC who are sponsoring this exhibition.
Reunion/Get-together of old Anandians
The second grand Reunion/Get-together of the Senior Old Anandians will be held at the 80 Club, Independence Square, Colombo 7 on June 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The cost of participation per member will be Rs. 1,200/- and for a couple it will be Rs. 2,300. Friends who are not members of the Senior Old Anandians will have to pay Rs. 1,400 per person and Rs. 2,700 per couple.
This participation fee will include lunch, refreshments and entertainment including song & dance
For more details contact Nihal Jayawardena on 2866800, 0777712496
Charismatic service at the Cathedral
A service to bring alive a spiritual experience will be held next Sunday, June 9 at 10.30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Bauddhaloka Mawatha (adjoining the BMICH) Colombo 7. The Speaker and Minister at this service, which is open to all, will be Dr. Vijaya Corea who will speak on how to be able to confidently declare “I can do all things.” A special feature will be the provision of anointed prayer individually for those in need.
Little Musaeites in action at sing-along evening
Little Musaeites of the Primary section of Musaeus College Colombo 7 will be seen in action at ‘Vive la Musique 2013’a sing-along evening on Saturday, June 8 at 6 p.m. at the school’s Peter de Abrew auditorium. Guest stars performing at the show will be Keerthi Pasqual and Saman de Silva. The band Lazer is also billed to perform. A song book will be given free with every ticket as a memento of the evening.
Tickets priced at Rs 1,000 and Rs 750 are available. The funds raised from the show will be used to purchase musical instruments for the primary section. Pls. call 2605048 for more information.
Interkultur ranks Methodist College Choir No. 18 in the world
Methodist College, Colombo, has been ranked No 18 in the world among all Youth and Children’s Choirs in the latest World Ranking List released by the German based Interkultur (www.interkultur.com). It also ranks 67th among the top 1000 choirs in the world.
This singular achievement follows on the choir’s success at the Xinhai International Choir Competition held in Guangzhou, China, last November. The choir participated in this competition on the invitation of the organisers who were impressed with their performance at the First Vietnam Choral Competition, held in Hoi-An, in 2011, where they won in its category, a gold and also a silver diploma. This was a first by any school choir from Sri Lanka.
The Methodist College Choir is conducted and directed by Sanjeev Jayaratnam for the last three years. Principal of Methodist College Mrs. Shanthi Dias said, “This great achievement is solely due to the professionalism and dedication of the choir director Sanjeev Jayaratnam, and of course, the hard work and commitment of the choristers. Our girls didn’t have the required time to train for this competition and so it is certainly a reflection of Sanjeev’s rigorous training, that they could have this success in such a short space of singing together”.
Gothami Walk 2013
Gothami Girls School will be hosting their ‘Gothami Walk 2013’ on June 15 at the school premises, from 8 a.m. onwards. The event is organised by the Past Pupils’ Association of the school.
The purpose of this walk is to raise funds to purchase a school bus. All pupils and past pupils are asked to kindly contribute for the cause.
A special committee is organising the walk. For any further information, please contact Chamari Jayatileka (0714459219). For any inquiries about the events of the day contact Ranitha Weerasinghe (0718008549), Sandya Nanayakkara (0774940715) or Nandani Ranawaka (0718322726).
Pianist Eshantha Peiris to perform at charity concert
Acclaimed pianist Eshantha Peiris will perform Liszt’s Liebestraum, Debussy’s Clair de Lune and Rimsky-Korsakov’s whirlwind of a piece ‘the Flight of the Bumble Bee’ when he appears in concert with the Symphony Orchestra on June 9 at the Ladies College Hall at 7 p.m. The concert is being held to raise funds for the Chundikuli Girls’ College, Jaffna.
Other highlights of the concert will be Strauss’s Overture to the Fledermaus, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty as well as modern classics such as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. A.R. Rahaman’s music and the local favourite Dhanno Budunge are also in the programme.
Chundikuli, a famous girls’ school in the North, sister school to Ladies College and part of the CMS Group took in over 200 displaced girls after the war to provide them with accommodation and education and has had to convert dormitories into classrooms due to a lack of facilities. The school hopes to raise funds to expand and improve its buildings and infrastructure.
A few tickets will be available at the Lionel Wendt from Tuesday. For more information, please call 0722271310.
St. Anthony’s College OBA Executive Committee 2013/2014
The following office-bearers were elected to the St. Anthony’s College OBA Executive Comittee for 2013/2014
Patron: Rev. Bro. Denzil Perera — Provincial, De La Salle Brothers.
Vice Patrons: Neil De Silva, Gamini Perera, Felician Peiris, Lalith Jayawardena, Benedict Silva, Rohan Bernard Fernando, Rev. Fr. Prasantha Amarasekera, N. Wasantha Kumar, Hirantha Perera, Rev. Fr. Mal Fernando-Principal(Ex Officio)
President: John Emmanuel
Immediate Past President: Ranjan De Silva
Vice Presidents: Suresh Amarasekera, Susantha Perera, Ranjan Mendis, Raju Ratnavel, Ranjith De Mel, Clarence Leonard, Kavinda Rodrigo, Srilal Jayamaha,
Roshan Rodrigo, Indika Abeyratna.
General Secretary: Lakshman Dinuka
Asst. Gen. Sec.: Ranjan De Silva
Treasurer: Ignatius Perera
Asst. Treasurer: Tyrone Fernando
Sports Secretary: Hiran Dabare.
Asst. Sports Sec.: Sanjeewa Weerasinghe
Social & Membership Secretary: Anuradha Rajapakse
Committee Members: Jerald Silva, Terrance Nugera, Sukumal Fernando, Jagath Perera, Chaminda Roshan, Sri Kanth Kularatna, Geeth Nuwan, W. A. Shiran, M Feroz, Anusha Hettiarachchi, Chaminda Perera, Viraj Perera, Aloy Herft, Nilantha De Silva, Damitha Wickramanayake.
Auditors;- Abeyratne & Co.
Twenty years of service
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Harispaththuwa Balamandalaya will be paying tribute to its main organiser, former member of Parliament and Deputy Minister, Ediriweera Weerawardena for 20 years of service in the political field in the presence of the SLFP Chief Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena at the Katugasthota St. Anthony’s Hall on June 9 at 2 p.m.
Lions Club 8th annual District Convention
The Lions Club International District 306 A-1 held its 8th annual District Convention recently. Picture shows Lion Rajah Sinnathuray, Sergeant at Arms (left) who received three awards with District Governor Lion Dr. Upali Jayawardena and Lion Lady Dr. Amitha Jayawardena.
Free health education seminars at Hemas Hospital
Reflecting a belief that health education has the potential to make a huge difference in overall healthcare of a community, Hemas Hospital at Thalawathugoda has already commenced a series of free health education seminars at their facility. The new state of the art hospital which will open this June hosted its first public seminar last month, on common cardiac ailments and their prevention.
The talk was by Dr. Champike Ponnamperuma, consultant cardiologist of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. The seminar was attended mostly by residents of the area and was followed by a lively interactive discussion as well as a free random blood sugar test for all those present.
The seminar covered topics from common coronary syndromes to symptoms, risk factors, immediate treatment, prevention and a host of topics on the prevention, care and cure of common coronary ailments. The hospital plans to have these sessions at least once a month to benefit the community. Each seminar will have about 100 to 150 participants.
Scheduled to open its doors to patients in June 2013, Hemas Hospitals Thalawathugoda will have the capability to treat 150,000 patients a year.
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