A toast to 40 years of Colombo Toastmasters Club
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Marking a milestone
The Colombo Toastmasters Club, one of the oldest Toastmasters clubs in South Asia celebrated 40 years and the installation of a new president on July 28, at Hotel Galadari.
Taking as their theme for the year, “The Legacy Lives”, the club celebrated 40 years of leadership, public speaking and training.
Newly installed president Shashikala Wanigasinghe highlighted the service the Colombo Toastmasters Club has rendered to the community over the past four decades touching lives in Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.
“That’s the beauty of this club – what matters is not your age or where you come from but how willing you are to serve,” she said.
Chief guest Russel Arnold
Former cricketer turned commentator Russel Arnold as chief guest had a timely message for emerging leaders about meeting challenges in all paths of life. “Remember your strongest competition is yourself, meet adversity with grace and always hold on to self-respect,” he said.
Guest of honour, Toastmaster Balraj Arunasalam, the first Sri Lankan to hold the position of International President in 2017-2018, highlighted the importance of standing together as a Toastmasters community, while Meena Butani, took the Toastmasters and guests down a 40-year memory lane.
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