Sri Lanka Foundation Newsletter #239

PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS THE 76TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday left the country for the United States to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, his office said in a statement.
This is President Rajapaksa’s first foreign conference he will take part in outside …………..

 

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PROFESSOR MALIK PEIRIS FROM SRI LANKA AND PROFESSOR YUEN KWOK-YUNG AWARDED THE ‘LIFE SCIENCE PRIZE’ UNDER THE 2021 FUTURE SCIENCE PRIZE

Sri Lanka Foundation Intl, USA 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Hong Kong-based scientists Kwok-Yung Yuen and Sri Lanka’s Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris won the prize in life sciences in the 2021 Future Science Prize, alias ‘China’s Nobel Prize’ for their major discoveries of SARS-CoV-1 ……..

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at the Foundation

Walter Jayasinghe, M.D. 
Founder 

Dishan Jayasinha, M.D. 
President 

Aeshea Jayasinghe
 Vice President

Rodney Perera
                                                                CEO                                                                        
Shanaka Stanislaus
                                                  Chief Financial Officer                                                        
Shirani Stanislaus
Chief Operating Officer / Corporate Secretary

Keshini Wijegoonerathna
 Director, Project Management & Public Relations

Dr. Deepthi Jayasekara 
                                                     Medical Director                                                         

 Achala Weerasinghe
Director , Department of Cultural Affairs Director Of Operations – Academy of Performing Arts

 Nirosha Wijegunasekare
     External Lecturer, Academy of Performing Arts

Akila Palipana
 External Lecturer, Academy of Performing Arts

Nalinda Dilupama
 Senior Drum Instructor, Academy of Performing Arts

Lal Thilakarathna
 Senior Drum and Dance Instructor, Academy of Performing Arts

Umendra Kahadawaarachchi
Dance Instructor, Academy of Performing Arts

Kanishka Gomas
Dance Instructor, Academy of Performing Arts

Chamodh Amarasinghe 
Media Director

Sri Lanka Foundation is a 501 C (3) non-profit organization formed in 2003 by Walter Jayasinghe, M.D. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the main focus of Sri Lanka Foundation is to promote Sri Lankan culture in the United States and abroad. All donations made to the foundation are used directly for events, programs and other forms of outreach, with none of the revenue going toward administration costs. 

We host large and small events, teach classes, share news and connect people of all cultures to the things about Sri Lanka that make it such a special part of the world. Events like the annual Sri Lanka Day celebration draw as many as a hundred thousand people to experience traditional Sri Lankan music, dancing, food and even a traditional Perahera—parade. The semi-annual Sri Lanka Foundation Awards ceremony gives expatriates a chance to nominate and recognize the exceptional achievements of their fellow Sri Lankans. And we bring kids and parents together with our annual Family Fun Day event, where everybody gets to play in the sun.

With the Academy of Performing Arts, we share the beauty of Sri Lankan music, dance and language to members of our community. Children and adults of any culture are welcomed into the world of Sri Lankan arts and language through classes that teach dance, drumming and the Sinhalese language. We’re always planning new forms of outreach so we can vary the way we as an organization serve the community. We invite people to join as members, volunteer, donate or attend any event, where they can experience the unique, beautiful culture of the Sri Lankan people.

Sri Lanka Foundation International 
1930 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 483-0126
info@srilankafoundation.org
www.slf.la