Sunday Times 2
The Mascots AGM
View(s):The Mascots – that elite group of ex-planters of the Maskeliya / Upcot district – had their Annual General Meeting on November 15 at the Dutch Burgher Union.
Devaka Wickramasuriy addressing the meeting
The meeting, for which sponsorship had been arranged by David Colin-Thome, Editor of The History of Ceylon Tea website, was well attended by members and their wives.
The President, Devaka Wickramasuriya, delivered a comprehensive review of the progress of the group since its inauguration in November 2013 with the most significant being the very healthy financial position the group is in as well the concessions offered to all members of The Mascots by Asiri Surgical Hospital PLC arranged for by Dasarath Hettiarachchi, Group Marketing Manager of the Asiri Group of Hospitals, an ex-planter and a member of The Mascots.
Mr. Wickramasuriya also spoke of him being successful in establishing contact with the family of the legendary L. A. Wright, the pioneer of Brunswick Group, Maskeliya and all present were delighted to see the photographs he had obtained from the personal albums of Mr. Wright sent to him by Mr. Wright’s daughter-in-law, Mrs. Janet Wright and grandson, Peter Wright.
The following were elected to the General Committee and as Trustees for the year 2014/2015:
President:Devaka Wickramasuriya
Vice President:Sarath Sirisena
Secretary:Manoj Pathiraja
Treasurer:Hemannath Wickremesooriya
Committee Members:Randy McLeod, Sunil(Hajji) Wickramasinghe,Gnana Samaratunga,Winston Rupasinghe,Harinde Costa.
Trustees:Tilak de Zoysa, Manik Pereira, Lasantha Fernando