VACD Australia & Sri Lanka September 2024 Newsletter “Their Future in Our Hands” VACD Australia & Sri Lanka September 2024 Newsletter   “When we give alms with our hearts, we give well” Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. VACD Australia AGM & Succession Strategy: The Annual General Meeting of the VACD Australia Board was held on Sunday, 15th September in Sydney. Key proposals endorsed at this meeting were – the appointment of Farrah Carim (member of the VACD Melbourne Chapter) to the VACD Australia Board, Roderick De Sylva to assume the role of Director Marketing & Public Relations and implementing our succession plan effective 1st July 2025.   Under our succession plan, Shanthi Manamperi – Director Legal, Governance & Compliance and Coordinator VACD Sri Lanka would assume the role of Chairperson – VACD Australia, and the ...

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VACD Australia & Sri Lanka June 2024 Newsletter “Their Future in Our Hands” “When we give alms with our hearts, we give well” Dear friends, colleagues, supporters, and collaborative partners, Greetings to you, your families, loved ones, and colleagues from all of us at VACD. Observing Vesak at our VACD Badulla centre:  Vesak is the most important festival observed by Buddhists as it commemorates the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha. Staff, parents, and children at our Dora Jeanne Centre in Badulla celebrated this event on Sunday, 26th May by attending a sermon delivered by the clergy followed by an alms giving. This VACD centre is being sponsored by Australia Deputy Chairman Greg Fendler, his wife Jenny and rest of the Fendler family. Wonderful Initiative at VACD Bandarawela: Parents, Staff and children from our Bandarawela centre organised an outdoor market on Wednesday, 29th May displaying and selling their home garden produce and handmade crafts ...

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