Newsletter April 2016

Mr. K Manivannan

Administration Manager

011 4 94 79 69

benevolentsociety@casrilanka.org

Members’ Benevolent Society

The Institute of Chartered

Accountants of Sri Lanka

No. 30A, Malalasekara Mawatha,

Inside this issue:

Executive Committee & Sub Committees

President’s Message

Photo Memories from;

Medical Camp

Healthy Heart—Healthy Life Guest Lecture

New Year Celebrations

Upcoming Events

Benefits of Joining

We believe in togetherness and helping

one another. Our strength lies in the

support of our members and their well-

being. We strive on helping out the

needy members and their families.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants

of Sri Lanka - Members’ Benevolent

Society (MBS) was founded in 1983

owing to the untiring efforts of late Mr.

Dayalan S R Tharmaratnam.

The Society was formed on the founda-

tion of three objectives;

Creating a fund to help members and

their families who are in need of fi-

nancial and moral support

Promoting the general welfare of the

members and fellowship among the

membership

Create greater awareness amongst

members on a wide range of subjects

After an existence spanning over three

decades spattered with many ups and

downs and times of defunctness, the

MBS today stands strong and is humbly

proud of its achievements. The Society

extends a helping hand to members who

request for financial assistance and to

the families of deceased members whilst

also organizing many events over the

year for the benefit of its membership.

The Society’s strength lies in the strong

member base, the support provided by

the Institute and sponsors and the untir-

ing efforts of the volunteer executive

committee.

The Society and its committee is fo-

cused on strengthening its member-base

and creating greater awareness amongst

the younger members while also widen-

ing the assistance provided to the mem-

bers.

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Contact Details

PRESIDENT Mr. C Kalupahana

VICE PRESIDENTS Mr. D B Gamalath

Mr. W D L Dushmantha

SECRETARY Ms. R K A Ranaweera

TREASURER Mr. B K K Ranasinghe

EDITOR Mr. M Thiyagaraja

INTERNAL AUDITOR Mr. D P N Jayasinghe

ASST. SECRETARY Mr. T A Kariyawasam

ASST. TREASURER Mr. G Samarasekera

Executive Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mr. S Munaweera

Mr. L P Liyanaarachchi

Mr. W L B Siriwardana

Mr. L Waragoda

Mr. G N Lakmin

Ms. K K C Karunasena

Mr. K S Welivita

Mr. A Rathnaweera

FINANCE

Mr. C Kalupahana

Mr. D B Gamalath

Mr. W D L Dushmantha

Mr. B K K Ranasinghe

Mr. G Samarasekera

EVENT

Mr. C Kalupahana

Mr. D B Gamalath

Ms. R K A Ranaweera

Mr. B K K Ranasinghe

Mr. G Samarasekera

Mr. T A Kariyawasam

Mr. S Munaweera

Mr. L Waragoda

Mr. P Jayasinghe

Mr. N Lakmin

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Mr. C Kalupahana

Mr. W D L Dushmantha

Mr. M Thiyagaraja

Mr. N Lakmin

Mr. L P Liyanaarachchi

Mr. A Rathnaweera

Mr. K S Welivita

Ms. K Karunasena

Mr. T A Kariyawasam

Mr. W L B Siriwardana

Sub Committees

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More compassionate mind,

more sense of concern for

other's well-being, is source of

happiness.

- Dalai Lama -

Page 2 Newsletter

It is a great pleasure and privilege to present you

with our first newsletter for the year 2016.

The MBS Newsletter is prepared with the objec-

tive of keeping our members informed of the

events that have been carried out in the past few

months and to provide a sneak peek at the

events that are lined up for the next few months.

The President’s message will give you an insight

into the Society’s progress and its plans, while

the remaining sections will enlighten you on the

executive committee and its sub committees, the

benefits of joining the Society and our contact

details.

One of the main objectives of the Society is to

enhance the knowledge of our members, in areas

that are within and beyond our professional

scope. With this objective in mind we organize

regular guest lectures and events. Further to this,

we hope to include articles that would enrich the

knowledge and be of interest to our members in

the future editions of this newsletter. Therefore,

we would like to invite members to send in arti-

Newsletter Editor’s Note

cles or suggestions on topics for future editions.

The MBS Newsletter is still at its infancy, and

your comments would be highly appreciated in

order for us to improve and publish an improved

newsletter in future.

The newsletter is a combined effort of the Ex-

ecutive Committee of the MBS, and let me take

this opportunity to thank them for the assistance

extended in publishing this.

Charles Dickens, the world renowned author

stated that ―No one is useless in this world who

lightens the burdens of another‖. Therefore, let

us invite you to join with us to lend a helping

hand.

Amani Ranaweera

Secretary/Newsletter Editor

850 + members

Rs. 53 Mn +

under management

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Greetings!

I am very happy to forward this message for

the first newsletter for the year 2016 of the

CA Sri Lanka Members’ Benevolent Society

(MBS). In 2015, I assumed the position as the

President of MBS with my strong commit-

ment to work for the MBS community. It is a

pleasure to give an overview of the progress

of the Society and some of the developments.

During the last four months, the Executive

Committee has been shaping the planned

activities for 2016 while also facilitating net-

working and fellowship events for the benefits

of its members. These include membership

development with special attention being

given to attracting young people, making the

society more visible to the overall member-

ship and ensuring the future sustainability of

the Society.

It was decided at the outset that the main

objectives of the Society were to foster fel-

lowship amongst the members and to assist

needy members. We worked tirelessly in

organizing activities during the period from

January to April 2016, and every effort was

made to ensure that our members were pro-

vided with the best service always. During

this period, we organized a series of pro-

grams for members with the aims of creating

greater awareness on health related issues,

facilitating a free medical camp and entertain-

ment, while also lending a helping hand to

some needy CA members through the provi-

sion of financial support for medical and other

requirements etc.

Guest lectures followed by dinner have be-

come a happy social occasion for MBS mem-

bers and they make it a point to attend such

events both for the expansion of their knowl-

edge as well as for the opportunity to net-

work.

The guest lecture conducted by Dr. M.R

Mubarak - MD, Consultant Cardiologist at

Lanka Hospitals, on ―Healthy Heart – Healthy

Life‖ was a well-attended, very informative

and interactive programme which provided an

opportunity for members to clarify any ques-

tions and doubts they had on this subject.

Normally a guest lecture time is limited to 45

minutes to an hour. However this lecture

took more than two hours due to the high

participation of the participants, especially

during the question and answer session.

Guest Lecture was followed by fellowship and

dinner for MBS members.

A free medical camp was organized in col-

laboration with Lanka Hospitals for the bene-

fit of all, not only MBS members but also all

CA members and CA staff. Over 200 indi-

viduals enjoyed the services provided at this

medical camp.

Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration was

organised for the 4th consecutive year, as the

main event organized by the Society. This

event was open for all CA members and their

families and CA staff and their families. We

organised many exciting events including

Kotta Pora, Singithi Avurudu Kumariya,

Singithi Avurudu Kumaraya and Elle Matches

for children and adults who enjoyed the

whole day. Fellowship and enjoyment of over

475 MBS members, CA Members, CA staff

and their families was heartening to witness. I

wish to state that we were able to obtain

sponsorships amounting to Rs. 1,115,000

which was a significant improvement on the

sponsorships received in 2015 of Rs. 797,500.

I wish to thank all our sponsors for their

generous sponsorships which helped us to

organise and host this event as a fully spon-

sored event where the event was entirely

free of charge for the CA members and their

families and CA Staff and their families. We

have recorded Rs. 281,689 as income over

expenditure from this event which would

help us organise many such events for the

benefit of MBS members during the year.

During the period under review, we have

assisted three needy members to meet their

medical requirements and other financial

difficulties.

We have planned to organize Guest Lectures,

a CSR project, a sports event and a Day Out-

ing for the entertainment of MBS members,

CA members and their families during the

later part of the year.

In addition, over the past 32 years our mem-

bership has grown significantly, with the high-

est number of new registrations for a year of

125 new members being recorded in 2015.

The membership now stands at 850 and I

wish to inform members that we have

planned to exceed the last year’s registrations

and recruit new members during 2016 as

well.

I take this opportunity to thank members for

placing confidence in me and electing me

uncontested for the second term to provide

leadership to the Society as the President. I

also wish to thank the Committee Members

of MBS for the support extended to me

which made the above events a reality.

I will conclude by taking this opportunity to

thank those who have contributed to the

success of our activities during this period

especially, Mr. Lasantha Wickremasinghe –

President, CA Sri Lanka, Mr. Jagath Perera -

Vice President, CA Sri Lanka and Mr. Aruna

Alwis – CEO, CA Sri Lanka.

Chandrasiri Kalupahana

President

MBS President’s Message

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May 2016

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, least we can do is to desist from harming them.

- Dalai Lama -

Events Concluded for 2016

Medical Camp

A free medical camp was organized in collabora-

tion with Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC, for

the benefit of all CA members and CA staff.

Over 200 individuals enjoyed the services provided

at this medical camp which included a eye sight

test, BMI measuring, blood sugar and pressure

monitoring, a one-on-one consultation with a dieti-

cian and a medical professional.

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May 2016

―Healthy Heart—Healthy Life‖ Guest Lecture

The Guest Lecture followed the Medical Camp and

was delivered by Dr. M R Mubarak, MBBS, MD—

Consultant Cardiologist—Lanka Hospitals.

The Guest Lecture was very informative and engag-

ing, with many questions being asked and clarifica-

tions being sought from the doctor.

The importance of maintaining a healthy heart was

emphasized by Dr. Mubarak along with the proce-

dures that would be carried out in the event of a

heart related ailment. The emphaisis that needs to

be placed on preventing heart ailments was ex-

plained in great detail and we believe this was of

immense help to the members in order to ensure

that heart ailments are kept at bay.

The Guest Lecture was followed by fellowship and

dinner for the MBS members.

Next Event

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Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration

The main event in the MBS event calendar, the

Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration was

organised for the 4th consecutive year. The

full day event was held on 10th April 2016 at

the CCC grounds with the participation of

475 CA members and their families and CA

staff and their families. The event was fully

funded from the sponsorships extended to us

by our generous sponsors, which helped us to

host this event free of charge for the CA

members, CA staff and families.

The event was given a traditional twist in 2016

with the introduction of new events such as

Kotta Pora and Elle Matches in addition to the

games that are conducted every year including

Singithi Avurudu Kumariya and Kumaraya,

Aliyata Esa Thabeema, Kana Muttiyata

Gaseema, Banis Kaama, etc. The heated Tug

of War brought the event to a close in the

early evening.

Similar to the past occasions, the winners

walked away with valuable prizes, while all

participants were provided with breakfast,

lunch, tea, drinks and ice cream.

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May 2016

Members’ Benevolent Society

CA Sri Lanka,

No. 30A, Malalasekara Mawatha,

Colombo 07

benevolentsociety@

casrilanka.org 011 4 94 79 69

Guest Lecture by Mr. Ravi Jayawardena

Benefits to Our Members

Prudent investment of the members’ contribution – the contribution made by the members (minimum of Rs. 3,000 p.a) will be an in-

vestment in the nature of a savings investment, where the total contribution plus investment income will be repaid at anytime to the Member

upon a request by the member.

Death Donation to Members – The Society pays a death donation to the relevant members’ family in the case of a death, where the dona-

tion will be decided at the rate of Rs. 200/- per active member. In addition, under the insurance cover, a death benefit of Rs 50,000/- up to 70

years and Rs 20,000/- from 70 to 75 years is paid. For members over 75 years, a death benefits of Rs 15,000/- is paid by the Society.

Assistance for needy CA Sri Lanka Members to meet their medical expenses – the Society provides reimbursement of medical bills of

needy members up to Rs. 100,000/- per annum or Rs. 200,000/- in the case of critical illness upon evaluation by the committee.

Regular evening lectures conducted by prominent personalities on a wide range of topics bearing interest to members, followed by fellow-

ship with light dinner. These events are held free of charge for Benevolent Society Members.

Other Events for the benefit of Members – the majority of these events will accommodate the immediate family members of the member as

well.

Objectives of Our Society

Creating a fund to help members and their families who are in need of financial and moral support

Promoting the general welfare of the members and fellowship among the membership

Create greater awareness amongst members on a wide range of subjects

Benefits of Joining the Members’ Benevolent Society

Upcoming Events

Pictures from the events are available for

viewing on our facebook page.

Sports Event/Paduru Party

CSR Event/Guest Lecture

Guest Lecture

May 2016

July 2016

June 2016

September 2016

Interested in Joining?

Members’ Day Outing

Guest Lecture

August 2016

November 2016