Rotary International’s Sri Lankan President to be appointed international ambassador
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Picture shows Rotary International President Ravindran greeting the Prime Minister as Chairman of the special banquet N. R. Gajendran looks on
K.R. Ravindran, the recently appointed President of Rotary International, is to be appointed an international ambassador for Sri Lanka on completion of his Rotary assignment.The offer was made by Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, during a special ceremony last week, who said Mr. Ravindran had brought great honour to Sri Lanka through his achievement and that he hoped he could use his services as an international ambassador after he completes his tenure as Rotary President.On Sunday, Mr. Ravindran was honoured at a special gathering at the Hilton Colombo when he visited the country – for the first time – as the Rotary International President Mr. Wickremasinghe, who is an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Colombo West, was formally presented with a Rotary lapel pin to confirm his induction.The banquet was also an occasion for raising funds for Rotary’s work and Rotary Sri Lanka presented Ravindran a cheque for US$100,000 for the Rotary Foundation which was raised for the event, according to a media release from Rotary Sri Lanka.
The Rotary Foundation is a non-profit organisation which collects funds through volunteer donations and distributes them back to the countries at more than three-fold increase. The $100,000 donated on Sunday evening will come back to Sri Lanka in three years’ time as $400,000 for use in community service projects.”The flag of Sri Lanka flies proudly from the Rotary Headquarters in Evanston, Chicago, USA and whenever Mr. Ravindran attends a Rotary event anywhere in the world the Sri Lankan flag is hoisted and the Sri Lankan national anthem is played,” the release added.M. Ravindran is CEO and co-founder of Printcare PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest printing and packing company. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of Colombo since 1974 and has served Rotary International as treasurer, director, and Foundation trustee, as well as in many other offices.