Rotaract Club of Kandy: November 2015

Lost was organized by the Cluster 2 of the RI District 3220 covering all four avenues of Club Service, Professional Development, International Understanding and Community Service catering to Rotaractors from the organizing clubs and the district. The idea of ‘Lost’ came from being lost in a maze that is part treasure hunt, part Amazing Race and part puzzle solving. This was one of a kind where each team travelled through the country unraveling clues and completing tasks that will be both exciting and challenging.

Armed with a map of the Sri Lanka and a clue sheet, teams of five had to advance in the game by solving challenges at Checkpoints located at iconic venues and quirky locations across Sri Lanka. They had to interact with locals from different parts of Sri Lanka, work in unfamiliar situations and locations and maximize on the limited resources of each team. Teams had forty-eight hours in which they faced a range of challenges which included community service projects, engaging in international understanding and teams building tasks. The team routes and team members were predetermined however the allocation of routes to the five teams happened once the project commenced.

The unusual challengers that were completed during the project were:

- Improve Time Management, Team Building Skills among the teams

- Collecting donations items through singing and performing

- Interacting with foreigners while promoting our culture and the beauty of the country

- Learning about the things related to Sri Lanka Railway System

- Learning about the rules and procedures in Sri Lanka Police Department

- Selling handmade products while do awareness about something (diseases) in public

“Lost” cluster project was organized by the Rotaract Club of Kandy along with the Rotaract Clubs of Colombo-East, Wellawatte, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Pamunugama, Trincomalee and Manipay. And it was held from 27th of November 2015 to 29th of November 2015.

Project chairpersons were Rtr.PP.Ravindra Tammita, Rtr.Vijayadas Devdas, Rtr.Tilani Subasinghe, Rtr.Sajeevan Veeriah, Rtr.Charya Gamlath, and Rtr.Dale Nonis.

Members from Rotaract Clubs of Wellawatte, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Colombo-East, Pamunugama, University of Colombo-Faculty of Arts, and Nuwara-Eliya participated in Lost.

Prior to the Project the organizing committee met several times in order to arrange things. The clues were handed over to the necessary locations in advance.

The teams gathered on the 27th of November 2015 evening near the Race Course Colombo They were then briefed on the project and assigned a route. Afterwards the teams were taken to the Pettah Bus stand where they were sent off to various locations on early next morning.

The Teams and the respective routes were as follows.

Argon

Race Course, Colombo / Pettah Bus Stand - Bandarawela Railway Station - Tea Factory - Ratnapura Area - Balangoda Police Station, - Balangoda Community Service Venue - Matara Railway Station - Matara Star Fort/Fort - Matara Police Station - Matara Accommodation Venue - Galle Police Station - Galle Community Service Venue - Aluthgama Police Station

Helium

Neon

Carbon

Race Course, Colombo / Pettah Bus Stand - Bandarawela Railway Station - Tea Factory - Ratnapura Area - Balangoda Police Station, - Balangoda Community Service Venue - Matara

Railway Station - Matara Star Fort/Fort - Matara Police Station - Matara Accommodation Venue - Galle Police Station - Galle Community Service Venue - Hikkaduwa Police Station

Crypton

On a lighter note, it was a fun-filled experience. We made friends for life and experienced things that money can’t buy through Lost.