DRR Visit

The District Rotaract representative usually visit every club of his district to get an performance evaluation for the year of each club.

 We decided with the board of our club and then informed the district secretary about a date for the DRR to visit. Afterwards the Avenue

directors, Secretary and the Treasurer was asked to prepare the necessary documentation. Majority of the club members supported the officials to gather the documents and to prepare the files.

We had the DRR visit jointly with the Rotaracr club of Neptune Edification. The DRR had a casual discussion with the members of the club and with the members who newly joined the club to get their views about this movement. After that he checked the docments and files of the two clubs to get an idea where the club stands and to view its performance.

This was a great opportunity for all of us where we were able to meet the DRR and to discuss the matters of our club and to get both negative and positive views.

Donations to Tikiri Sevana dogs trust

The Rotaract Club of Kandy visited the Padma Tikiri Trust: A shelter for dogs and cats in Doluwa to donate provisions for their meals on 28th February.

Rice and meat were provided to feed a total of 160 dogs and 40 cats for a day. 12 club members visited the shelter for the donation and spent some time with the animals.

We were able to show our love towards these animals and to help the shelter to give them food.

Joy of Hearing phase 2

This project was done to donate hearing aids to 5 children with financial difficulties. Firstly we made contacts with the ENT clinic of the General Hospital Kandy and then we got all the details of 7 children with hearing difficulties. The project chair called the parents of these children and then got the required details which included the GS certification, NIC of the parent, audio-gram report and a photograph of the child.

The documents were given to Rtr. John Baskaran and then through him to the Donor Mr. Walkmaan from Denmark. The donation was done on the 27 th of February at Christ Church Kandy. Donor of hearing aids Mr.GuntaVolkman, Rtn.JohnBaskaran and Rev.FatherPeranandam Parish Father attended the project.

Project Serve – District Poya project

The Rotaract Club of Kandy together with the Rotaract Clubs of University of Peradeniya and the College of Chemical Sciences bided for the Project Serve, for the month of January. The three clubs decided to have the project in Kandy and we choose to do a Motivational program to Balika Lama Niwasaya at Watthegama.

Multiple educational activities pertinent to subjects of English language and Mathematics were formulated for the children in the orphanage. Those activities were given them to be completed and assessed their performance with the help and guidance of the members of the club in order to enhance their knowledge in the above mentioned subjects. And a gift was given to the group that exhibited good performance to intensify their encouragement.

The members of the clubs along with Dr. Lakmali Ranathunge conducted a counseling program on the value of education while providing necessary knowledge to boost their communication skills.
With the help of all our members we arranged a lunch for the little children, and donated dry ration for the future use of the orphanage and ended the proceedings after sharing some happy moments while providing entertainment.
We were able to live up to the expectations of the district as well as spend a few hours with the girls of the home.

Bi Lingual Meeting

As Sri Lankans we use three languages as Sinhala,Tamil and English.The Rotaract Club of Kandy normally conduct all meetings in English. 

Our president decided to have a meeting in Sinhala on the 14 th of February 2016 as a professional development project for our club members. We conducted this meeting with professional Sinhala words and the flag salutation was read in all three languages as usual. This meeting was a challenge for us where we had to use all professional Sinhala words but we did it successfully and was able to learn a lot from it.

Rotaract Awareness

The awareness program started soon after the general meeting at around 10.30 a.m at Kandy Club. 

The project co-chairperson ADRR Rtr PP PHF Ravindra Thammita held the 1 st session. 

It was an interactive session where question were asked from the members about the history of the rotaract movement and rotary movement. It was a very productive session as all our members were able to widen their knowledge about the movement they are involved in.

Then the members were different posts in the club and they were asked to explain the role of each post according to their knowledge and they were corrected by the president and the senior members and were taught of the role of each and every post in the club starting from the role of an member.

The members were also made aware of the history of the Rotaract club of Kandy and a slideshow was shown which gave a good description of the massive and worthy projects that our club has done within the past 30 years.

The 2 nd session was carried out by Rtr.PP Wajdi Siraj on decision making, communication and convincing skills. The participants were divided in to 3 groups for this and they were given different scenarios to test on the skills of decision making and positive thinking. Then we were given a challenge were we had to build a structure using straws and it was a enjoyable time were we all got together as one team.

This program was a great opportunity from which all our members got a wide knowledge on our movement ,the glory of our club and how we should keep it going. And also we gained a lot of other valuable skills which we could use in the matters of our life.

Hosting Rotaractors from Bihar

Spending time alone, with no company, tends to make our mind wander. Well, it turns the futility of ourselves into a finely tuned person that we never knew before. Hosting Bihar Rotaractors was an international understanding project of us, the team Kandy with a greater importance. The project was held on the days of 19 th and 20 th of February 2016, with the guidance of Rtr.Ravindra Thammita. We hosted ten rotaractors from Bihar. We arranged them accommodation in Kandy. We took them around in Kandy including Temple of Tooth Relic. And afterwards went for fellowship dinner before bidding them good bye. This project paved the road to build up friendship beyond the sea. 

Hosting Rotaractors from Banglore

Project chair and the other members met the Rotaractors from Banglore, India in Kandy on 11th February and took them to their accommodation. After freshening up the foreign rotaractors met with our members in the evening and visited the Temple of the tooth and watched the cultural show.  On the 12th of February the members of the RC Kandy met with the visitors in the morning and took them to visit the botanical gardens and the three temples Ambakka, Gadaladeniya and Lankathilaka, and accompanied them to the central market for shopping. We had evening tea with them and afterwards bid them good bye.

Hosting Australian Rotaractors

The Rotaract Club of Kandy had great pleasure in hosting two Australian Rotaractors who came to Sri Lanka for Rotasia and helping them to witness the beauty of our hometown Kandy during their stay in Kandy.

Project chair met Damien and Cameron 2 Australian Rotaractors both who were DRRs of their respective Rotaract Districts on 9th February for Dinner. Plans for the next day were then discussed with them by the project chair.

On the next day morning one of our rotaractors took the two visitors to Kandy town for shopping and for sightseeing. Then they were accompanied by our rotaractors to see the Bhahirawakanda Buddha statue which is an attractive and one of the most important places in Kandy. Then they visited the Trinity College chapel.

At dinemore we had a fellowship lunch with our two visitors and then accompanied them to the
Kandy Railway station to help them to find their seats on the evening train to Colombo and to bid them farewell.
We had a great time with the two Australian rotaractors and we were able to share our thoughts on rotaract as well as on our countries and cultures.

Hosting Rotaractors from Chandigarh

On the 9th of February we welcomed two of Chandigarh rotaractors who came to visit Kandy to experience its beauty. They were taken around Kandy to the see the important places.
Then they were taken to one of the most important religious places the Temple of the Tooth Relic and then for lunch at a local restaurant. Thereafter they visited the Arthur’s seat view point.
In the evening along with the Chandigarh rotaractors the club members had dinner which was more of an interactive session where we were able to share our experiences and opinions with each other.

The following day the Chandigarh rotaractors left back to Colombo.

Rotasia 2016

The Rotasia 2016 was held in Sri Lanka for the first time in history with the participation of countries such as India, Nepal and Bangladesh, which mainly focused on the south Asian region. All the members were informed through a text message, Phone calls, and circulated e-mails and via social media.
The objective of this event was to build unity and harmony among the Rotary and Rotaractors, to discuss Rotaract related matters and issues and also to exchange information and ideas between Rotaractors.Over 500 rotaractors and rotarians participated in the three day conference which would include many activities.
Day 1: The opening ceremony of the conference was held on the 05th of February, at NelumPokuna- MahindaRajapakse Theatre with the participation over 500 international participants, where they were able to experience the rich culture of Sri Lanka.
Day 2: The second day of Rotasia was held on the 06th of February, at Trace Expert city, Maradana. The proceedings of the second day were mainly focused on the theme of ‘Business’, where the participants had the opportunity to attend sessions on topics related to ‘Rotary and Youth and social entrepreneurship’. During the second half of the day the participants was engaged in preparing themselves for the cultural night which was held at the Viharamahadevi open theater. The evening ended with the final two rounds for Mr.and Miss Rotasia 2016, District Presentations and District Rotaract representatives.

Day 3 The third day of Rotasia started with ‘Conquer Colombo’, a scavenger hunt for both local and international participants which many found it exciting and challenging. The day ended by a beach party held at Shore by O, which was indeed a night filled with fellowship and entertainment.
As the last day drew to a close on the 08th February 2016, the closing ceremony was held at the NelumPokuna-MahindaRajapakse Theatre, where the presentation of awards and crowning of Mr and Miss Rotasia was successfully completed there by bringing Rotasia 2016 to an end.

Hosting Rotaractors from Kannada

Project chair and the other members met the Rotaractors from Kannada, India in Kandy on 3rd February and took them to their accommodation. Afterward they met again in the evening and took them to the Temple of the tooth. And then went out for dinner where they discussed about their experience in Sri Lanka and especially about Rotasia 2016.On the 4th of February the members of the RC Kandy met with the visitors in the morning and took them to visit the botanical gardens and to the central market for shopping. We had lunch with them and afterwards bid them farewell.   

Hosting the Brizilian Rotaractor

Rotaractor Ricardo arrived in Kandy city on the 3 rd of February 2016 at 6:00 pm as a part of his visit to Srilanka in order to participate the Rotasia conference. Next day he was met with club members of the Rotaract club of Kandy where he was able to build up a good fellowship with the club members.
 He was also taken on a boat ride at the Kandy Lake along with the members followed by a lunch at a local restaurant. Thereafter he visited to Dalada maligawa and museum along with the club members where he was able to grasp a huge knowledge of Buddhist culture and art. Afterwards in the evening he was taken to the Ranawana Rajamaha Viharaya at Embilmeegama, Pilimathalawa. There he was able to get a good knowledge about Buddhist rituals.

The following day rotaractor Ricardo had to leave Kandy for the Rotasia Conference early morning.