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Rotary recognises Dr. Ajith Perera
View(s):Presented with ‘Outstanding Achiever’ Award
Dr. Ajith Perera receiving the Award from Rtn. Barry Rassin and Rotary District Governor Senake Amerasinghe at the BMICH.
The Annual Conference 2017 of the Rotary District 3220 that includes Sri Lanka and the Maldives was inaugurated last Friday afternoon at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo.
Rtn. Barry Rassing, a member of the board of trustee of the Rotary Foundation representing the President of Rotary International Rtn. John F. Germ, was the chief guest at this event.
It was a distinguished gathering of local and foreign dignitaries including Immediate Past Rotary International President K. Ravindran and key leaders of Rotary Clubs Island wide.The Outstanding Achievement Award of the Rotary District 3220 was presented to Dr. Ajith C. S. Perera.
This award was made in recognition and appreciation of his exceptional positive contributions to bringing lasting change in the community, undeterred by his personal adversity, playing voluntarily eight different roles over 17 consecutive years to promote Accessibility Rights, focusing on enhancement of the quality of daily life of people of all abilities, very much in keeping with “Rotary Serving Humanity”.
Rotary, with the motto Service above Self, is a global network of 1.2 million members in 35,000 plus clubs who have come together to make positive, lasting change in communities at home and abroad.
This year’s programme was organised by a special committee under the leadership of the District Governor 2016/17 Senake Amerasinghe. A Paul Harris Fellow, he is the Chairman Carmart and also the Honorary Consul for Austria.
Perhaps it was the first time that a social organisation in this country have taken the initiative befittingly to recognise an eminent professional with significant restrictions on his physical ability for his ability and significant contributions made over two decades in positively impacting society.