District Officials from our Club for Rotary Year 2009-10

Thanks to our Members for the team work, this year 4 of our members have been selected to serve above the club level. Under the leadership of DG Suri Rajan, below given members of our club will be serving the RI District 3220 for 2009-10.

Women Empowerment - PP Indrani Hissalle

Women in Rotary - PP Anusha Weragama

Blood Donation Camps - Rtn. Sampath Samarasinghe

District Website IPP Ashad Wahab

During the past year we also had two of our ladies serving the District as Chairman District English Teacher Training (PP. Anusha Weragama) and Distric Chairman Classification (PP Indrani Hissalle).

Drinking Water to 17 Rural Schools – A Matching Grant Project

10 rural schools from Ratnapura and 7 rural schools from Embilipitiya area were given drinking water by building overhead tanks in their respective schools. Schools who did not have a water supply at all earlier were grateful to Rotary for this great project. This was a matching grant project with Rotary district 1580 – Netherlands and district 3220 – Kandy. Coordinated and implemented by the Rotary clubs of Kandy and Ratnapura. Director, Education for Ratnapura Mr. P. Thenabadu, Principal of Seevali College, Vice Principal, GSE team leader & members together with members from the Rotary club of Kandy and President Ashad, Rotarian Sujith- project chairman and other members of the club were present at the opening.

Project Information

No of Schools: Water for 17 Schools

Estimated Cost per School: Rs.70,000.00

Total Project Cost: Rs.1,200,000.00

Clubs Involved: Rotary Club of Ratnapura & Kandy

Matching Grant # 68051

GSE Team, Members of RC of Kandy and Ratnapura

Ganga Bada Maha Vidiyalaya, Ratnapura girls were entertaining us

Senior School girl of Ganga Bada Maha Vidyalaya drinking water

Cameras ON for the kids action

Kids of Ganga Bada Maha Vidyalaya

Ambilipitiya Halmillara Vidyalaya's traditional welcome

GSE Team leader Rtn. Jane

Children of Ambilipitiya Halmillara Vidyalaya's

GSE team distributing stationary to the kids

Enjoying the traditional food

Hosting the GSE team from USA

This time we had the privilege of hosting a 5 member GSE Team from the RI District 7630 - Delaware, USA.

Site seeing at Weragama Estate

They also bought cut and polished Gem Stones for their family members.

Cris and Rtn. Kodithuwakku are in a chat on how a gem pit is been worked

Lincy is forcasing the gem pit for a clear shot

We also had great fellowship and exchanged pennants.

Medical Camp @ Kuruwita

We The Rotary Club of Ratnapura, jointly organised a medical camp with RC of Reconnection, Colombo. Where the residence of Kuruwita had the advantage of undergoing a cardiac, diabetics, eye & general health check by a team of Doctors from Colombo and Ratnapura. More than 400 patients were served.

President Elect Sujith Addressing

Patients waiting for their turn

Eye Check

Cardiac Check

Medical Check

Dental Clinic



Child Clinic - Rtn. Dr. Priyani

The Team (RC of Reconnection and Ratnapura)

Distribution of Spectacles

Distribution of spectacles held at the Bodirajarama Temple in Ratnapura. We screened 334 people for spectacles and the Rotary club of Kandy sponsored the project. President Ashad & Rotarian Jayawardhane distributing spectacles.

Secretary Anusha with Rotaractors Daham and Chamith at the distribution.

Green Life - Tree Planting

Green Life project was initiated by the Interact District 3220 and Interact Club of Ceylinco Sussex. Part of Green Cover Program by Rotary Club of Regency, Kandy & Ratnapura, backed them by facilitating the project. 800 trees were planted in 20 schools around Ratnapura on the 25th of October 2008.

A Day with the Rotaractors

The Rotaract Club of Ratnapura organized a fun and frolic day for the youth in the area, where they enjoyed thoroughly with a remarkable fellowship. Under the Rotaract President Eranga's leadership, we had all the possible assistance for our Rotary activities.

Chairman New Generation Rtn. Jayawardena addressing the youth on Rotary awareness. PP Anusha and Rtn. Fasmiya was assisting the Rotaractors to promote Rotaract membership.

This awareness program was a success and our Rotaract Club managed to convert nearly 30 youth as members.

Career Guidence 2008

Provincial Education Secretary addressing "Purpose of this workshop"

RC of Down Town Member Rtn.Nalaka on his presentation

President Elect Sujith Addressing the Students

RC of Down Town Member Rtn. Yasas on his presentation

Career Guidance for A/L Completed students is a annual program of our club and this time the
participation was close to 200 students. Joint project with our parent club RC Colombo Down Town. This was a great success.

Interact Club of Ceylinco Sussex - Ratnapura

Provisional Interact Club of Ceylinco Sussex College was formed on the 10th September 2008, and Charted with 30 Interactors by November 2008. Interact President Shazana, Principal Mr. P.H. Pemasiri, DG Nalin Fernando, Pres. Ashad and Sec. Anusha are at the Head Table.

President Ashad, was conducting an interest meeting for Interactors. Principal Mr. P.H. Pemasiri, Teacher Incharge Ms. Deshanthika and 20 Interactors were present.

District English Teacher Training 2008

District Teacher Training program for 2008, was jointly done with the RC of Colombo Millennium City, with the leadership of District English Teacher Training Chairman PHF PP. Anusha Weragama. Training programme was a great success, and RC of Ratnapura would take it as Annual programme.

Student trip to Gannoruwa

A group of students of different schools in Ratnapura was taken a Agricultural Awareness Trip to Gannoruwa Agricultural Center & Peradiniya Gardens. Rtn. Fasmiya, Rtn. Jayani was in charge for the trip & Pres. Ashad was present along with the students at the Peradiniya Gardens.