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Issue 2012 Q1

Rotaract Club of KuliyapitiyaSponsored by Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya

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ContentsI s s u e -J u l y 2 0 1 2

About Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya 5

Members 6

Laying foundation stones 7

Save Herb - Save Life 8

DRR Visit 9

Kingdom of Thailand 10

Plants for a Greener Tomorrow 11

Greener Tomorrow 12

English Medium Book Donation 13

Carom Tournament 14

ZRR Visit 15

Raffle Draw Fundraiser 16

Read it and Share it 17

District Awards Awareness 18

Laying foundation stones...

English Book Donation

plants for

greener tomorrow

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Welcome to the maiden issue of the “SUCCESS”, the official bulletin of the Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya. The maiden issue of our monthly bulletin is an effort to make you aware of the great social activities we have rendered so far, within a very short period.

On this memorable occasion, we offer our sincere thanks to all the members of Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya, members of Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya and our sponsors, well wishers, donors for their great contribution to make our endeavors a reality. We would be much obliged if you send us your comments and constructive suggestions to make our work more fruitful.

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Tel : Anuja - 0714298861

Email : rotaractclubofkuliyapitiya@gmail.com

Editorial Desk

On the 5th of April 2012, the Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya was established under the patronage of the Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya,our Mother Club, with the main aim of rendering some social service to Kuliyapitiya,our home town.This day was historic and memorable to the resourceful young persons who were awaiting to engage in social services in their native area.We offer our sincere gratitude to the President of the Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya, Rtn.PHF.H.A.Kumara,Immediate Past President Rtn.PHF.J.A.S.Padmasiri,Past President Rtn.PHF.Kumara Lekamge,Secretary Rtn.H.G.Udaya Pushpakumara and all the other Rotarians of the Club for their decision and the great contribution to establish our Rotaract Club.We are very grateful to them for understanding the Power of the Youth and encouraging us.

The inaugural meeting was held on the 5th of April 2012 at “Shilpa Sahalika ,Kuliyapitiya, making our dream a reality. Anuja Madushan Herath was appointed the first President of our club. At the moment, Anuja is following the course in Software Engineering at SLLIT,Malabe and he is a past pupil of Maliyadewa Boys collage, Kurunrgala where he studied Maths for A/L .Chanali Lekamge who is reading for the BIT Degree was appointed Secretary.Chanali is a past pupil of Kuliyapitiya Central College where she studied Commerce A/L subjects.

Let us reflect on our achievements during the past four months. Yes, our achievements are higher than we expected. Our first two programmes were “Save Life Save Herbs” and “Plants for a Greener Tomorrow”. Under the first program, we planted 50 herbal plants at Kuliyapitiya Central College. We donated 25 medicinal plants, fruit plants and ornamental plants to Heenukpura Sri Saddhawimala Temple which survives amidst numerous difficulties.Next we successfully conducted a “Kadala

Dansala “ on the Poson Poya day to the devotees coming to Assedduma Sri Sasanalankara temple.This was funded by our mother club and the community of the Kuliyapitiya area.Our main aim of this project was promoting unity, peace and togetherness. It was a complete success.

Another memorable project was donating a lot of English books to the pupils of Kuly/Holy Angels Girls College which is the best Girls ‘school in Kuliyapitiya. Our aim was to give a helping hand to their education with the idea of creating a knowledgeable future generation in our community.

The next project “Around the world in 15 minutes “ was on professional development. Under this project we educated the Rotaract members about Thailand. We also raised awareness in Rotaract awards under “Rotaract Award Awareness”. A carom tournament, Rotaract Movie Night and Rotaract T-shirt project were done under Club Service Projects. We also did a Raffle Draw as a Fund Raising project. All these projects promoted friendship, mutual understanding and unity among our Rotaractors.So we can be proud about our achievements during the last few months. It confirms the ideas “Unity is strength” and “Nothing is impossible if there is team spirit”.

On this occasion we cannot forget the immense support of our Mother Club and the support given by D.R.R.Dilhan Jayathilake, our Z.R.R.Mubeen Amenn and the Rotaract friends of the other clubs. Our target is to contribute our maximum strength and efforts to make our motherland and hometown pleasanter and more productive. Thanks, to the Rotary, we have got the opportunity today to make that immense contribution to our society.

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about Rotaract club of kuliyapitiya

Members

president

rtr. Anuja madushan herath

secretary

rtr. chanali lekamge

Treasurer

Rtr. binthi adikari

Vice president

rtr. nilushka perera

Asst. secretary

rtr. Lakna adikari

asst .Treasurer

Rtr. sajith gamage

Sergent at Arms

rtr. Kavieesha Adikari

Director - Community Service

Rtr. Isuru Marvan

Director - Club Service

RTR. Ashan Akalanka

Director - Professional Development

rtr. Kithmini Godawatte

Director - International Understanding

rtr. Shanes Perera

Director - Sports

Rtr. Thusanka Dilshan

Director - Membership Development

rtr. Isurujith Amarasinghe

Director - Religious & Cultural Affairs

rtr. Nirupa Kashyapa

Director - IT & Communications

Rtr. Asuntha Thenuwara

Director - Public Relations

rtr. Kavieesha Adikari

Director - General Affairs

rtr.Thilina Munasinghe

Editor

Rtr. Charith Kanishka

ur inaugurating meeting was held on the

O5th of April at Shilpa Shalika hall situated in the heart of the Kuliyapitiya city. This

charter meeting was organized together with the rotary club of Kuliyapitiya, members from the rotary club of Kuliyapitya guided and supported us through out to make this day a success. All the new Rotaractors and the ones who were willing to join the club were warmly welcomed by our fellow Rotarians.

Initially after the meeting began the Rotary club president Rtn Sanath Jayakody introduced all the members of the rotary club and made us all aware of the importance of a Rotaract club which gave us an immense courage to form our own Rotaract club. Afterwards was a speech by the Rtn PP PHF Kumara Lekamge where he widened our knowledge through an amazing speech about the very basics but vitally important facts such as,· History of the rotary club · What happens in a rotary and services rendered· Why rotary is considered as an International club

After his speech on the above areas we had a clear idea about what a rotary club is. Next he moved on to speak about the most important

things, he explained to us the fact that rotary club is the mother club of the Rotaract club and the Rotaract club is only for youngsters from the age group between 18 to 30, also he explained to us the meaning of the word “ROTARACT” which means “Rotary in action”.

Next was a speech by the elected secretary Rtn. Udaya Pushpakumara and he spoke to us about our own Rotaract club he gave us a wide knowledge about our duties and responsibilities as a Rotaractor he also acknowledged us about how we should maintain professionalism and how we should always work together as a team because unity is the key to success. Most importantly he presented us the constitution and the rules and regulations which are vitally important when carrying out work together as a Rotaract club.

Next it was the opportunity for all the Rotaractors to introduce them selves where each member got the opportunity to give a brief introduction about his or her self. Hereafter it was time to elect the new office bearers, where Rtr Anuja Madushan was elected as the president, Rtr Chanali Lekamge was elected as the secretary, Rtr Nilushka Perera was elected as the vice president, and Rtr Sajith Gamage was elected as the treasurer.

The day came to an end with a speech by the newly appointed charter president of the Rotaract club of Kuliyaypitiya Rtr Anuja Madushan and the vote of thanks delivered by the secretary Rtr Chanali Lekamge. It was a great day where we did unite to make dreams real!

Laying foundation stones...

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Save LifeOur first community service project of "Save Herb, Save Life" was successfully completed together with our mother club, on 30th May 2012 at Central Collage Kuliyapitiya.Thank you very much for committee of community service for the hard work you did in organizing the event and the teachers and students of central collage Kuliyapitiya, gave a good support to make our event a success.

Community Service committee organized the event successfully. On that day 12 members were participated the event and the president, the director of service project committee and two other members of our mother club Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya also participated for the event.

Save Herb

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DRR Visithanks to the Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya, the

TDRR 2012/13 Rtr PP Dr Dilhan Jayathilake made a sudden visit to our Rotaratct club of

Kuliyapitiya on the 19th of June.It was after three meetings since the charter meeting of the Roaract club of Kuliyapitiya. A special meeting was organized with the immense support of the Rotary Club and together we were able to warmly welcome our guest Rtr PP Dr Dilhan Jayathilake, the metting was held at the Shilpa Shalika situated in the heart of the Kuliyapitiya city and the meeting was hosted at 2.30 pm.

After welcoming our guest and reassuring the comfort of him, minuets of the last held meeting was presented by our secretary Miss Chanali Thathsarani. Afterwards DRR Dilhan was introduced to our fellow members in the club.DRR Dilhan then announced that his visit is mainly with the utmost objective of acknowledging the club members about a Rotaract Club,its functions, duties and responsibilities.

DRR Dilhan’s speech included of many vital facts which are important for any rotractor to know. He widened our knowledge on aspects such as What awards are presented to a rotaract club and How we should work towards achieving these awards How to carry out a project and how to write reports on the projects carried out What committee we should form within a club and how we identify and appoint the suitable member in charge of each committee How to introduce about the club and its functions to a new member About the the time limits to submit a project to the district committee How to register a club officially

Due to his speech on the above aspects our knowledge was vastly widened and all the rotaractors had a very clear knowledge of our duties. He also didn't fail to mention how important our effort is to take our club to a standard level.

We also would like to convey our sincere thanks to the Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya for giving us this great oppurtunity to meet the DRR Rtr PP Dilhan Jayathilke and also our heartfelt gratitude and heartiest thanks to Rtr PP Dr Dilhan Jayathilake for his presence and much needed support.

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Thailandby Kithmini

Kingdom of Thailand

Around the world in 30 minutes- Professional Development Project

Capital Bangkok (Thai: Krung Thep)

Official language(s) Thai

Government King -Bhumibol AdulyadejPM - Yingluck Shinawatra

Ethnic groups Thai (75%) Chinese (14%)

Population 66,720,153

Currency Baht (฿) (THB)

Calling code +66

Time zone (UTC+7)

Flag Emblem

We were informed of a need for potted fruit plants, flower plants and herbal plants for a very beautiful sacred temple called "Heenukpura Sri Saddha Vimala" situated in a rural village called Anukkane.After a brief conversation with the chief monk we had a clear idea about what the temple needed and we together started working on fulfilling their humble need.

0n Saturday the 7th of July all the rotaractors bought flower pots and they were brought to the president, Anuja Madushan's residence and the pots were all painted white. Then the president's beloved mother Mrs Dammika Senadeera spoke to us and promised to donate plants from her garden as planting new fruits and flowers was her hobby.

Next day the 8th of July all the rotaractors got together at the president's residence at 8.30 am and started planting the plants inside pots with the use of fertilizer. We planted, herbal plants such as neem (kohomba) fruit plants such as orange and lemon and also many flowers plants afterwards we loaded all the pots in to the vehicles of Rtr Kithmini Godawatte and Rtr Nilushka Perera. Next we all started our journey to the temple.

After an almost 2 hours journey we landed at the temple and we were all amazed by the nature and its wonders. All the plants were taken up the rock to the temple and donated then to the chief monk and afterwards the chief monk showed us where to place them. Chief monk didn't forget to mention how greatful he his and he made the hectic journey a far peaceful one by providing us with refreshments. The day came to an end with us leaving the temple filled with happiness for getting an opportunity to the help anyone with a need which is the ultimate objective of us rotaractors.

Plants for a Greener Tomorrow

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Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya donated English medium books to Holy Angels Girls' College, Kuliyapitiya. Ceremony was held on 28th June at the school premises.School teachers, students, Rotarians of Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya and Rotaractors of Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya were participated in the event.

There were books which are related to school subjects of mathematics, science, chemistry, physics, biology, IT and story books for primary grades. Project carried out goals of developing English knowledge of school students, improving interest of reading, bestirring students to study in English medium, Expanding school library facilities. Project was supervised by Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya.

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Poson Dansala is the first meritorious project organized by Community Service committee with all other rotaractors in Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya. It was successfully held on Poson full moon Poya day (04th of June) morning near the temple premises. We gave arms to the pilgrims and the devotees who are going to the near by temple. The mayor of Kuliyapitiya Mr. Lakshman Adikari was the chief guest.

The main objective of this project is to develop the fellowship among the members of the club and to protect the virtuous and customs in our country. We prepared the packets of grams by ourselves.

Our mother club (Rotary Club of Kuliyapitiya) gave their fullest co-operation to make this event a success. And also the donors and well wishes of Kuliyapitiya area helped us in many ways. We should appreciate their donations.

POSON DANSALA

carom

tournament

Club Service Project

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ZRR Visit

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Our ZRR 2012/13 Rtr. Mubeen Ameen visited to our Rotaratct club of Kuliyapitiya on Sunday, 20th July. A special meeting was organized at our President, Anuja Madhushan’s residence and we warmly welcomed our guest Rtr Mubeen Ameen and his fellow Rotaractors came from Anuradhapura Club. It was the first ZRR Visit for this year and the meeting was hosted at 5.30 p.m.

After welcoming our guests and reassuring the comfort of them, minuets of the previous meeting was presented by the secretary. Afterwards ZRR Rtr. Mubeen Ameen and his fellow Rotaracters were introduced to our members. On that day he acknowledged the m e m b e r s a b o u t t h e i r d u t i e s a n d responsibilities. ZRR Mubeen’s speech included many vital facts which are most important forus. He widened our knowledge on aspects such as, What we have to add for the club. Some short comings we have. How to carry out a project How to carry out a join project.

The way we have to make reports and the time limits to submit a project to the district committee How to take posts in District Committee. What committees we should form in the club

Due to his speech on the above aspects our knowledge was vastly widened and all we had a very clear knowledge about our duties. He also didn't fail to mention how important our effort is to take our club to a standard level.

We would like to convey our heartiest gratitude and thanks to ZRR Rtr Mubeen Ameen and his fellow rotaractors at Anuradhapura Club for the presence and much needed support.

Raffle drawfundraiser

Our first fund raising project was a raffle draw where we printed ticket books and each ticket was sold at a price of RS 100/=. The ticket books were distributed among all the members of the club in the beginning of June. Everyone handed over the sold ticket books and money to our treasurer Rtr Sajith Gamage by the 1st of July. Each member was successful in selling two ticket books as planned. After a brief negotiation we decided of the prizes for the raffle draw winners which came up as belowGrand 1st prize - A dvd player2nd prize - A rice cooker3rd prize - A toaster

The raffle draw ceremony was held as scheduled along with the presence of all the Rotractors on the 20th of July at shilpa shalika situated in Kuliyapitiya. The event was organized with the immense support and guidance from the Rotary club of Kuliyapitiya and the event was held from 7.30 onwards, prior to the monthly meeting of the Rotaract club of Kuliyapitiya.

Our chief guest of the day was the president of the Rotary club Rtn Ajith Kumara and along with him came Rtn PP PHF Kumara Lekamge , elect president Rtn PHF Anothony and three other Rotarians. After a warm welcome we straight moved on to selecting the winners which was done by the Rtn President Ajith Kumara and the lucky winners were as follows

Grand prize - Ms. A.L Chandani

2nd prize - Mr. Tharindu Buddhika

3rd prize - Mr. Supun Sanjaya

The joyful winners were presented there gifts by the president Rtn Ajith Kumara and Rtn PP PHF Kumara Lekamge.The event came to an end with a speech by the treasurer Rtr Sajith Gamage and vote of thanks by the Rtr Nilushka Perera.Afterwards we made sure that our guest got a well deserved treat to please their taste buds.Last but not the least I shouldn’t fail to mention that our first fund raising project will not be such a great success without the utmost support from our fellow club members and Rotarians.

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Club Movie Night

Rotaract Movie Night is one of fabulous club service project organized by Club service committee Rotaract Club of Kuliyapitiya. Objectives of this project are to improve the unity and companionship of Rotaractors and make them feeling aesthetic. Almost all the members participated at the event. This time they went to watch movie “Super Six” at Lakbima Cinema, Kuliyapitiya.

Each and every member got complete pleasure from the movie. Then rotaractors went to a near-by restaurant for the dinner. And also they had a fabulous “Sajje” after having dinner. Everyone had a time to show their talents.

Rotaract District Award Awareness Presentation

An amazing presentation was presented by our professional development committee chairman Rtr Kithmini Godawatte on the 22nd of June after our monthly meeting. After a great deal of hard work and research Rtr Kithmini was abe to gather some very important facts on the topic he chose. He spoke to us about one of the main topics which is about the awards given to a Rotaract club. Speaking of awards, an award is the token which remark the success of a certain activity. Through our projects and other club activities our ultimate goal is to achieve these awards. As Rotaractors it is very important to have a clear understanding on what these awards are and how we should work towards achieving them.

Rtr Kithmini spoke to us about the three new awards categories introduced for Rotaract year 2012/2013 which are Merit, Recognition, Citation, Appreciation. Afterwards he moved on to briefing us about each award and awards were as follows1. Most Outstanding Rotaract club of the year2. Most Outstanding Cluster of the year3. Most Outstanding Project of the year-Club Service4. Most Outstanding Project of the year-Community Service5. Most Outstanding Project of the year-Fund Raising

6. Most Outstanding Project of the year-International Understanding7. Most Outstanding Project of the year-Professional Development8. Most Outstanding Effort of the year-Public Relations9. Best Reporting Club of the year10. Best News letter/News Bulletin of the year11. Best Participation Club of the year12. Best Installation Ceremony of the year13. Most Supportive Club of the year14. Most Outstanding Effort in Interact Promotion of the year15. Most Outstanding Effort in Environmental Protection of the year16. Most Outstanding Effort in the Rotary Family Co-ordination17. Most Outstanding Rotaract Club President of the year18. Most Outstanding Rotaractor of the year19. Spirit Service Award20. Award of Apprecitation

He spoke to us about each award individually, finally through his speech we got a clear idea about the awards given and how we should work our utmost to achieve them. Thank you Rtr Kithmini for this great presentation we appreciate your hard work towards uplifting our club.

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