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Organized byLeo Club of University of Moratuwa


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ITS US | VOLUME 10 | ISSUE 02 | AUGUST 2013

YOUTH.. Its the energetic, experimental, challeng-

ing and joyful period of life. A countrysfuture depends on young people. One shouldhave a better knowledge to make his youthresponsible and fruitful.

As undergraduates, life in the universityis wonderful 4 years for the entire life.. Itis a challenging period, living far from theparents, taking the responsibilities of life.Therefore it is important to make youngundergraduates be aware about the chal-lenges of the young life. With that purpose

the Leo club of university of Moratuwa has organized a lecture on thetopic Sina pipena me wasanthaya.

The lecture was held in the university premises on 28th Augustfrom 5.00 p.m. to 7.00p.m. The guest lecturer was Prof. KusumaKarunarathne who was the first female Sinhala Language professor in SriLanka. The main target group was freshers batch for the university, andnearly 200 Leos, prospects, university students and lecturers presentedfor the event. Prof. Kusuma Karunarathne shared her experiences andthoughts with the audience and it was very interesting lecture with fullof advices. So Leos and university students were able to get many useful

and valuable things to their lives.

It is my pleasure to address youin the second edition of Its US asthe newly appointed secretary. It isindeed a honour to be appointed asthe Secretary of the most vibrant andlively club of District 306A2. Leoismadded a new dimension to my lifenot only by developing personalskills, but also by giving immenseself-satisfaction. That is the reasonwhy I have always been happy beinga Leo because it gives us the oppor-tunity to help needy people & itcontinually reminds us the impor-tance of humanity while living in thesociety.

We as a club also need to setan example of being a responsibleand a law-abiding citizen, a citizenon whom the society can look on toimprovise. At the end I would like toremind,

The best way to find yourself is tolose yourself in the service of oth-ers - Mahatma Gandhi

SINA PIPENA ME WASANTHAYAANNUAL LECTURE FROM A RESOURCE PERSON

PROUD TO BE A

U O M L E O

Leo Kasun H. GeeganageSecretary

Department of Civil Engineering

University of Moratuwa

Cover PageLeo District 306 A2 Official Jacket

Photograph : Leo Pramodh


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As Buddhists,bless oftriple gems and thepeace in heart is very

important to us. Withthe purposes of gettingit as well as improving

team work and organizational skills the monthly Bodhi Poojapinkama was held at around 6.00 p.m. on 18th of August atSri Wijayarama temple (Ganga langa pansala).Though therewas a rainy weather nearly 25 leos have presented for theevent, including the president and the secretary. Attitudinalchange and the strength of not giving up in any unfavourablesituation are the things they have got from this successfulproject.

The nature is the best healer and refresher ofthe life. The annual trip witch was organizedby the Leo club of university of Moratuwawith the purpose of improving the leadershipqualities of the team members was held on 20th

August 2013. It was an adventural journey andthe venue was a famous and wonderful holidayresort KITHULGALA. The journey beginned at6.oo a.m. in the morning and about 40 leos andprospects joined. White Water rafting, Flat water Rafting,Canyoning, Hiking, Sliding and Confidence Jumpgave them a big pleasure, however those werehard challengeful and dangerous. So the atti-tude to face challenges and the team spirit werevery important to make those successful.The deepest meaning of team cooperation,leadership, mind pleasure and the positive atti-tudinal change were things they got from thistrip. For all the participants, it was a funny,enjoyable, risky and dangerous experience andthe best thing they got was the ability to facechallenges.

ADVENTURE HAS BEGUNPAHANIN PAHANAK- DEWANA DALWUMAANNUAL TRIP

Leadership has been described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and sup-port of others in the accomplishment of a common task,although there are alternative definitions of leadership.For example, some understand a leader simply as somebody whom people follow, or as somebody who guides ordirects others[citation needed], while others define leadership as organizing a group of people to achieve a com-mon goal.Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits,situational interaction, function, behavior,

power, vision and values,charisma, and intelligence, among others.

- Wikipedia


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SAWIYAK AWASI KALATOGETHER WE SERVE FOR CANCER

Cancer Its a decease that makes people hope-less, loss the joy of life. So it is a great thing that one cando something to make them happy, give them hope for

the life, share their thoughts. With the concept of together we against cancer the

Leo club of university of Moratuwa has conducted aprogramme for the patients of Maharagama hospital, togive specially prepared treatment, beverage made withmedical grain, which helps to rebuild the dead cells of thebody. This was a combined programme with the Leo clubof Ingiriya United.

Under the guidance of Helaye jathika sanwidhanaya they decided the date as 25th August, 2013 and theproject was done started from 6.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. About 15 Leos and 40 prospects participated for the project.They have provided the things to prepare the brew to the hospital kitchen. After that all the Leos and prospectscombined to serve the treatment to the patients. Some of them distributed leaflets full of positive thoughts. Thedistrict president, club advisor and some other visiting Leos and outsiders were gathered together to make thisproject a success.

Though they were at the doorstep of their life, without hopes Leos were able to give them a smile to their facesand it was the gain of the day.

NO MATTER HOW HAPPY A LEO IS,THEY ALWAYS WLEO QUOTE


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WHATS THE TIME ?BY LEO CHATHUNI GAMAGE

Have you ever missed your school bus? Ever got punishment because you were late?If you say no, then you live in a very rare society and it is a fortunate one as well. If time is equal to money, andyouve never gotten late, youve saved a lot of time, which in turn saves a lot of money. Is this true? Does thisreally work in that way? Lets just say you have an urgent meeting in your office. If you wake up late, you might miss your officevehicle arriving on time. Youll have to hire a cab. Sometimes, youll not even make it on time to the office. Thiswill cause you a loss on your money, your time, your reputation, and maybe even your job, depending on the cir-cumstances. Think about it. For the sake of five minute sleep, you risk the most important things in your life. Is it reallyworth it? Well, the answer is too obvious. Nobody wants to sacrifice their dreams for anything or anyone. So whysacrifice it for time? Are you really going to let time win?

If you let time just pass by, you definitely are going to let time win, because you cannot take back when itis gone. All you can do is to take the maximum out of it. Try it. When you are called for an interview, if you cannotgo early, at least try to arrive on time. When you are given a task to make a report, just make it on time. Do notmake thousand excuses to cover one lie. Just be on time. Experience the difference. See how many doors will openfor you if you just show up on time. Believe in the fact that people respect you for the simple decision of workingon time. Do not make anyone wait for you. You might be patient, your friends, family might be patient, but othersmightnt be so patient about your lateness. No one tolerates a person who makes them wait for a task to be done;they value their own time more than anything else.

Just try it. Try at least for one day to wake up on time and do your work on time. Experience the changeyoull make within yourself, the new attitudes around you. Take charge. Win the world. Dont ever let time controlyou. You are a strong, independent person who deserves better than being a slave of anyone, let alone of time. So

be its master. And never let time win, otherwise it will always make you wander Whats the time?

THE PHOTO STORY

Its never too late to have a happy childhood

PhotographLeo Pramodh Senanayake


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BEFORE THE DANGERPUBLIC AWRENESS CAMPAIGN FOR DENGUE

Serving is better than treating So the Leoclub of university of Moratuwa has decidedto carry an awareness campaign to protectpeople from DENGUE. It was done on 25thAugust 2013 and sent a monthly emailover 500 lions & over 300 Leos in Sri Lanka.This email consisted with the facts howthe disease is spreading, how to prevent it& other important remarkable facts of thedisease.It was an innovative project and it washighly appreciated by Leos and Lions ofother clubs

A MEDICAL PROBLEM

An old woman came into her doctors office and confessed to an embarrassing problem. I fart all the time,Doctor Johnson, but theyre soundless, and they have no odor. In fact, since Ive been here, Ive farted noless than twenty times. What can I do?Heres a prescription, Mrs. Harris. Take these pills three times a day for seven days and come back and see

me in a week.

Next week an upset Mrs. Harris marched into Dr. Johnsons office. Doctor, I dontknow what was in those pills, but the problem is worse! Im farting just as much, butnow they smell terrible! What do you have to say for yourself?

Calm down, Mrs. Harris, said the doctor soothingly. Now that weve fixed yoursinuses, well work on your hearing!!!


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LETS FLY TOGETHERTEAM BUILDING WORKSHOP

Leaders are not born, butthey are made With this conceptin mind, the Leo club of universityof Moratuwa has decided to comeup with a Team building workshopafter every monthly club meeting.

With purposes of developing team work skills andinter personnel skills among themembers of the club building up a strong link betweenthe members of the club Getting to know new Leo pros-pects of the club and introducesenior members to them Letting new prospects to familiarwith the culture of the club andmake them interested in Leoismthey have held the workshop at9.00 a.m on 31st of August 2013at L Block, University of Moratuwa

with the participation of more than30 leos and prospects.

The self development workshop with number of fun and team working games made the event enjoyable.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Aids Awareness Programme 5th September

Kakulu Sithata Sadaham- Dhamma school project 8th September

Sea, sand, shore A MOVE TO SAVE 15th September

Robotics workshop 2013

Light a Candle to light the world 23rd September

Mahesh Abeywickrama Memorial Championship

Get to know and put a fullstop

Lets fly together

Pahanin Pahanak


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SNAPS OF THE MONTHSWEET MEMORIES


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Its Us The newsletter of the Leo club of University of Moratuwa, creates a valuable space for Leosto improve their talents and show the creativity. And also mainly it shows how the club is functioning with lots

of valuable social and community serving projects. So as the editor of the club, it is a great pleasure to presentyou our second issue of Its Us. In this month we have done a number of projects. Among them, the annual trip, Sawiyak awasi kalaand Sina pipena me wasanthaya were major projects. Leos did a great job conducting a programme for cancerpatients, gain valuable advices and knowledge through the experiences of Prof. Kusuma Karunarathne, andimproved their team work skills and challenge facing skills with the adventourous trip to Kithulgala. Like this we are planning to do various projects next month also. And you can use Its Us to improveyour creativity. So we invite you to join us and get something to your life while doing a community service beingleaders.

FROM THE CHIEF EDITOR.LEO SASIRI SIRIWARDENA

Editorial Team Design

Leo Sasiri Leo Piyumi Leo Demini Leo Chapa Leo Pramodh

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